More OLPC info
More coverage and information about my favorite project of the century, OLPC courtesy of SvN.
Archive for the ‘social responsibility’ Category
&Co
Perusing the Green Buildings + Sustainable Communities group on Flickr led me to &Co. I’m proud to say they are a Canadian Architecture firm specializing in sustainable development and their work can be summed-up as kick-ass.
OLPC In-depth
BusinessWeek has an indepth article about the laptop in the OLPC initiative.
Again, I can’t stress how much I love this project. We are fortunate to be able to access information and education for free and now these kids will have the same opportunity. Moreso, they’ll experience computers in a much different way than most of [...]
One Laptop Per Child
One of my favourite humanitarian projects of the century, the OLPC initiative finally has a web site so more people can learn about and support it.
Katrina Cabin Project
Saw a report on this amazing project last night on Dan Rather Reports (which is quickly becoming the only news broadcast I watch).
In lieu of permanent housing, minimal and structurally sound cottages are being built at a low cost to give Katrina victims a home and more importantly, a sense of community after last year’s [...]
