Announcement

2,000 Laptop Computers Placed in Kabul Schools

One Laptop per Child Program reaches students in grades four through six.

Kabul, Afghanistan | Friday, July 31, 2009

Photo: USAID/Afghanistan

Former Deputy Mission Director Chuck Drilling hands a laptop to an Afghan student.

On June 21, the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program continued its expansion throughout Afghanistan by distributing 2,000 laptop computers to four Kabul-area schools. The computers, given to students in grades four through six, are equipped with internet connectivity, educational software, and a small business tutorial and market information toolkit provided by the USAID.

The One Laptop per Child program has been very successful in other parts of Afghanistan. In March 2009, OLPC Afghanistan’s first laptop distribution provided 400 computers to students in the eastern city of Jalalabad. Now, the computers are used constantly by students, teachers, and parents. In a sign of local enthusiasm for the program, the parents requested summer school training courses, both for their children and for themselves. These laptops are broadening the horizons of all participants, connecting Afghan students to the rest of the world.

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