[OLPC-DE] African Union and OLPC commit to educational transformation work throughout Africa

Holger Levsen holger at layer-acht.org
Mi Feb 16 18:35:42 EST 2011


Hi,

der stete Tropfen...

On Mittwoch, 16. Februar 2011, Planet OLPC: ropospi wrote:
> The African Union and One Laptop per Child today signed a Memorandum of
> Understanding in which they commit to provide laptops to primary school
> students throughout Africa. In representation of One Laptop per Child,
> Matthew Keller, Vice President of Global Advocacy, and Lidet Tilahun, Vice
> President of International Outreach, were present at this historic moment
> at AU’s Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
>
> The AU has committed itself to work with OLPC in developing large-scale
> laptop projects, and to work with OLPC on seeking funding from prospective
> donors as well as recipient countries for these projects. OLPC and the AU
> will work together to leverage the advantages of the XO laptop in
> transforming primary school education, and to promote strategies for better
> access to laptops and connectivity.
>
> “OLPC’s partnership with the AU represents another significant step toward
> a world in which every child has access to a world-class education, to the
> world’s body of knowledge, and to each other,” said Matt Keller, VP at One
> Laptop per Child. “The AU is dedicating itself not simply to One Laptop per
> Child, but to a world in which the children become agents of change –
> making things, teaching each other and their families and affecting the
> social development of their community.”
>
> Commissioner Jean-Pierre Ezin, the AU Commissioner for Science and
> Technology, said, “Getting connected laptops filled with dynamic
> educational content into the hands of children throughout Africa will
> change the way this generation of children thinks and learns. The AU is
> eager to realize what could be a profound development as a result of
> advanced technology in the way learning happens both in and out of school,
> the way that books are read, and the way that education happens inside a
> classroom. This is a very ambitious project for which we will have to
> partner with various people and institutions to mobilize and find the
> resources required to meet the objective of educational transformation.”
>
> URL:
> http://blog.laptop.org/2011/02/16/african-union-and-olpc-commit-to-educatio
>nal-transformation-work-throughout-africa/


cheers,
	Holger
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