We all heard about the One Laptop Per Child initiative and many of us participated in it. Now WorldReader, is implementing a "one kindle per child" program by distributing eReaders to children in developing economies. I'm both fascinated and skeptical of this initiative, is it a solution looking for a problem? or is it really helping in literacy and education? Part of my skepticism comes from engaging with individuals that were responsible for rolling out OLPC in Rwanda, they expressed the challenges they faced with both training and durability. Adding to that, we saw boxes of unused laptops in a rural school we visited. I'm not trying to say that OLPC is not a successful initiative, with the right training and infrastructure it has achieved tremendous success in places like Paraguay.
However, is this eReader project revolutionary? or is it another initiative that looks cool from our homes in the US but holds no value on the ground? I'm going to follow its progress and report back my thoughts
A photo from the school we visited
A Photo of Students with eReaders (from Worldreader's website)
However, is this eReader project revolutionary? or is it another initiative that looks cool from our homes in the US but holds no value on the ground? I'm going to follow its progress and report back my thoughts
A photo from the school we visited
A Photo of Students with eReaders (from Worldreader's website)
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