[JOB OPP] [olpcorps@gmail.com: One Laptop per Child

Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:09:27 -0500
From: Tia Newhall 
To: job-opps@cs.swarthmore.edu
Subject: [JOB OPP] [olpcorps@gmail.com: One Laptop per Child - Africa Internship in
	Education and Development]
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Subject: One Laptop per Child - Africa Internship in Education and Development
From: OLPCorps 
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Please forward to students who might be interested...

*One Laptop per Child ? Africa Internship Program*

Students have played a pivotal role in every revolution, except learning.
That will change in 2009.  Through One Laptop per Child, student teams from
around the world will each deploy 100 XO-laptops throughout Africa this
summer. If you are an undergraduate or graduate student with an interest in
education, technology or capacity building, our internship will provide you
with unprecedented hands-on experience.

Student Teams will:
? travel to one of the 53 African countries of their choosing for *9-10
weeks*
? participate in a *10-day orientation in Kigali, Rwanda* at OLPC?s office
? receive a *$10,000 (USD) team stipend*
? deploy *100 XO laptops*, including hardware and support
? collaborate with other teams as part of a life-long global network
empowering a generation
? send 1 representative to *MIT/OLPC?s all-expense paid summit* from Oct
10th-12th 2009

About OLPCorps Africa
Our interns will be active members of our innovative 1 to 1 laptop-learning
project and hold key roles as leaders in our grassroots movement.  OLPC
summer internships, which are full-time commitments, begin June 8. Teams
will work closely with the One Laptop per Child team to design and implement
XO deployments, join a uniquely African OLPC network, and lead a growing
social movement.

How to apply:
For more information on OLPCorps Africa and specific application
requirements, please visit our website:
http://www.laptop.org/en/participate/get-involved/OLPCorps.shtml. Proposals
must be received by March 27th.

Note: Latin America internships are available in Peru & Uruguay.  Please
contact nia@laptop.org

Contact olpcorps@laptop.org with any questions or concerns.

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