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We talk a lot about how technology makes things better.  We look to computers and tell ourselves how much better off we are, how much more efficient we are, how advanced we are.  The OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) Give 1 Get 1 program is back again after selling out more than 500,000 units last year.  Now, you can join this movement by purchasing a laptop for yourself and sending one to a child to change the world in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, Cambodia, Ethiopia and others that need help. 

The laptop is an impressive piece of kit.  The hand crank allows users to provide their own power to keep it going while the mesh Wi-Fi network allows many users to access the web via just one connection.  The laptop is durable, designed for the regions of the world where it can do the most good.

This year, Amazon is helping out. and offering the laptop on their site.  For just $399, not only will you be sending a laptop to a child in a foreign land, but you’ll get an identical one of your own.  You can also opt to just donate as many as you like for $199 each.  Some companies, like Google and SWIFT are matching your gift, so you might want to check with your employer to see if they have a program or are interesting in stepping up to one.

The non-profit behind the OLPC aims to distribute 1 million laptops by the end of this year.  Here is the chance to help bring your beliefs into the fold and quite possible change the future of the developing nations.  We know how powerful technology can be, let’s show the children of the world.

Order info: [Amazon] Non-profit info: [OLPC]