Ownership of XO laptop technology

OLPC Ceremony

Our NGO contact in Mauritania has informed us that "child ownership" does not easily translate to Mauritanian culture. In Mauritania, child ownership is typically interpreted as family ownership and results in the family selling any of the child's privately owned goods, such as school books, to financially better the family. To stay in conjunction with OLPC ownership standards, my team and PCVs will organize community ceremonies in both Kiffa and Kankossa to increase awareness of OLPC and to communicate the ideal of XO child ownership. Ceremonies are a welcomed custom in Mauritania and would involve Team Miami providing food and beverages while engaging in an open, communal dialogue about OLPC and the child's use / ownership of XO laptops.