One Laptop per Child (OLPC) is the non-profit organization behind the XO laptops, more widely known as the “$100 laptops”. The XO laptops are specifically designed as educational tools for children, particularly in so-called developing nations. They are relatively inexpensive, feature a sunlight-readable display, and have been designed to be very robust. XO laptops are therefore a solid hardware basis for projects in the area of educational technologies.

So far OLPC has delivered between 1.5 and 2 million XO laptops to approximately 40 countries. More than half of these laptops can be found in Latin America with a number of countries and regions such as Argentina’s La Rioja province, Colombia, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay having seen projects launched in the past few years.

For more information about One Laptop per Child please visit their Web site at www.laptop.org.