Posts Tagged ‘africa’

One Childhood

September 13, 2009 - 4:24 pm 25 Comments

Beautifully filmed, clearly written and enjoyable to watch, One Childhood tells the extraordinary story of how the nation of Eritrea supports the development of its children throughout their childhood - seemlessly linking early child development and school health programs, delivered in even the most inaccessible communities by a strong partnership between the education and health teams.

One Childhood is an unforgettable portrait of a people taking control over their own lives and future by ensuring good health and good education throughout their one childhood.

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OLPC Mission, Part 2: The XO Laptop, design for learning

July 15, 2009 - 4:29 pm 25 Comments

Why give a Laptop? See http://laptop.org and http://laptop.org/givemany

Substitute the word Laptop, with the word Education, and you have much of the answer. XOs make it possible to collaborate, learn, teach, and publish at no cost. They inspire new forms of learning, and attention to education. And the provide access to digital texts in places too remote to send and update physical books in a cost-effective way.

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