[Grassroots-l] microfinance for XO's

[Mike Dawson]

Hi,


We would really love to see that happen here in Afghanistan - we are 
working with a Microfinance bank on a separate project training 250 
people to become their own entrepreneurs serving small businesses / 
organizations here. 


I can only suggest that here in the region until the XO is available 
there is the EEE PC and various substitutes for individual purchase.  
There is now a version of Ubuntu for it that you can load sugar onto.  
You can them in Pakistan and India at least.  I know it's not the 
complete answer - but it's a substitute.  We here are implementing the 
XO with the Ministry of Education - so we are not yet sure what private 
schools / others will be able to do at the moment.


If you need any help / support working with MF partners please feel free 
to get in touch.


Regards,


-Mike




Bryan Berry wrote:

> Edward, 
>
> You often bring up the possibility of using microfinance to purchase
> XO's. There are already a # of organizations in Nepal and across South
> Asia working in microfinance and ready to finance XO's. Several friends
> of mine here in Nepal pester me about when their clients can buy XO's.
> Sadly, they can't because OLPC still doesn't offer XO's for such
> purposes.
>
>
>   


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