[OLPC-Jamaica] XO Laptop funding in Jamaica

[Dmitri Dawkins]

thanks alot, will see how far I get!

On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Samuel Klein <sj at laptop.org> wrote:

> Hi Dmitri, organizations more often take delivery all at once to
> conserve shipping, but some have taken delivery over time.
>
> Note: We've had a change the world program that is closing down, so
> that particular program won't be open for long, but you can always
> send requests to givemany at laptop.org to find out what is possible.
>
> --SJ
>
> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Dmitri Dawkins <uten.jm at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> Hi everyone, I have been speaking with the NEET Project in Negril
> >> (www.neetja.com) and they are interested in giving away OLPC's. Is
> there any
> >> documentation or guidelines for seeking funding for OLPC laptops? also
> can
> >> an organisation order 1000, but only take delivery of 100/200 per month?
> >> Please let me know, thanks
> >> Dmitri
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >> OLPC-Jamaica at lists.laptop.org
> >> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-jamaica
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Briefly trying to answer your queries:
> >
> > Q: Is there any documentation or guidelines for seeking funding for
> > OLPC laptops?
> >
> > Are you interested in looking for a donor or does NEET already have the
> money?
> >
> > Q:Also can an organisation order 1000, but only take delivery of
> > 100/200 per month?
> >
> > I don't know. I'd imagine the delivery would depend on volume (easier
> > to deliver in one shot), but its just my guess. Another option would
> > be for us to warehouse it somewhere in JM.
> >
> > I hope someone from OLPC can provide better answers (Adam?, SJ?). I'm
> > not qualified to provide specifics...just guesses :-)
> >
> > Sameer
> > --
> > Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
> > Associate Professor of Information Systems
> > San Francisco State University
> > San Francisco CA 94132 USA
> > http://verma.sfsu.edu/
> > http://opensource.sfsu.edu/
> >
>
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