I recently found a great article on BBC.com that describes efforts of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) in Nigeria. We have mentioned programs like this one before in class and I found it really reassuring to actually see positive results in the news. This article can be found at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7115348.stm
Although the BBC article concentrates on efforts made in Nigeria, I think it can be easily transferred to the Ugandan situation. OLPC is great in general because it allows for more efficient, successful and up-t0-date schooling. Currently the Fund does not work with a program of this sort. However, after studying about what happens to former child soldiers when they return t
o their hometowns I think that something along the same lines as OLPC could be immensely helpful. Schooling for former child soldiers is a huge problem. Not only do most of these children or young adults have problems fitting in to their communities and schools but they generally have missed years of their education. In addition, many families in northern Uganda have been forced to migrate in order to stay away from the Lord's Resistance Army. Obviously, this increase in movement has caused lapses in education. Consequently, a program like OLPC could be used successfully to jump-start education efforts in war-torn areas.
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