[Grassroots-l] OLPC in DR [68078]

[Holt]

Hi Isabella,

Just to clarify OLPC's recommended minimum order of 10,000 XO laptops is 
not the final word -- see for example OLPC Canada's announcements around 
enabling 5000 aboriginal youth with XO-1.5s just last week: 
http://olpcCanada.com

Rest assured our volunteer community leader in the Dominican Republic 
(Ivan) will try calling you later this week, to explore what you might 
want to invest in, alongside him and the broader OLPC grassroots 
community network in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

In the meantime, please don't hesitate to explore and learn from others' 
experiences worldwide:

    http://blog.laptop.org
    http://laptop.org/vision
    http://flickr.com/olpc/sets
    http://en.flossmanuals.net/ClassActs
    http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ClassActs/Resources
    http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_program

Thanks!


Edward Cherlin wrote:
> You need to contact One Laptop Per Child directly.
>
> P.O. Box 425087
> Cambridge, MA 02142
> USA
> Tel. (617) 452-5660
> information at laptop.org
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> The minimum order is 10,000 XOs. You may be able to find other NGOs to
> share the cost with. Waveplace in Haiti is the first I think of, since
> you share an island.
>
> I don't know why you have not received any other reply on this list.
>
> On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:55, Isabella Linares Barrientos
> <ilinaresbarrientos at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> My name is Isabella Linares, I live in the Dominican Republic;  I stand for
>> an non-profit organization that’s enables people to act as accountable
>> worldwide citizens working for the education and knowledge. Therefore we
>> seeks to affirm that by the desires and demands  of  knowledge in the world
>>  we can help through  children’s and technology make the education for the
>> world’s a priority, not a privilege.
>>
>> We are currently looking to introduce in the country OLPC Products and to be
>> able to give more to our children’s, we are interested in representing/
>> franchise or distributing your products/services in the Dominican Republic,
>>   is this possible?
>>
>> In this case.. What would be the process that we be supposed to take?. Do
>> you grant any additional discounts to overseas companies? Do you support
>> overseas partners with technical advice, express shipments and other
>> services?  Please send us your latest catalog and distributor price list.
>>
>> I look forward to your reply.
>>
>> Sincerely
>>
>> Isabella Linares
>>
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