OLPC Proposal

The document discusses the need for improved access to education globally. It notes that the average spending per student in many poor countries is under $20 per year, compared to $7,500 in the US. Over 1 in 3 children worldwide do not complete 5th grade or receive any education. The document proposes that providing each child with a $100 laptop through the One Laptop Per Child initiative could help expose them to new ideas and make them more able to contribute to society by allowing access to the Internet and resources of the digital world. It suggests that for just $5 per student, the laptops could educate thousands of children and help save the world through improved access to learning opportunities.