The ONLF - Ogaden Somali Fighters

Posted on August 19th, 2007 by Rich

The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) is a non-state armed group (NSAG) that operates in eastern Ethiopia. Regardless of whether or not their cause is just or constructive, what drives them is clear:
“When I realized that there is no education, no health services, no development, and children don’t go to school, I knew that there were […]

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Exemplary Initiatives: OLPC

Posted on August 8th, 2007 by Rich

In late July The Economist published an article entitled “A Computer in Every Pot”, which talks about the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, an initiative to provide a low-cost laptop to the poorest children in the most austere locations. The effort has been spearheaded by Nicholas Negroponte, co-founder of the Media Laboratory at the […]

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