Name: Taking OLPC to Colombia
Uploaded: 2008-12-22T15:17:00Z
Duration: 6 min 34 s
Description: TED follows Nicholas Negroponte to Colombia as he delivers laptops inside territory once controlled by guerrillas. His partner? Colombia's Defense Department, who see One Laptop per Child as an investment in the region. (And you too can get involved.)

TED follows Nicholas Negroponte to Colombia as he delivers laptops inside territory once controlled by guerrillas. His partner? Colombia's Defense Department, who see One Laptop per Child as an investment in the region. (And you too can get involved.)

Taking OLPC to Colombia

Delivering laptops to children in isolated, conflict-torn areas creates seismic educational and cultural shifts. In Colombia, kids with no prior access to phones or television are now connected to the world, sometimes teaching their own parents to read. Around one billion children globally lack electricity at home or school, yet a million laptops are now in their hands. This initiative views education as both a tool for liberation and a catalyst for long-term economic growth.