| One Child, One Laptop ... And Mixed Results In Peru |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| Five years ago, Peru plunked down $200 million on more than 800,000 low-cost laptops to distribute to schoolchildren. The purchase was part of the global One Laptop Per Child initiative that aimed to end poverty with computers. But now there are a lot of questions about how successful Peru's effort has been, especially in rural areas like the village of Lacachi. |
| Source: NPR (USA) | Published: October 13th, 2012 |
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