Give One Get One
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Give One Get One is an initiative of the One Laptop per Child to increase the distribution of its XO-1 laptop
to developing nations
by allowing a person to obtain an XO-1 by buying two devices: one for the purchaser and the other being sent to a developing nation. The first program ran from November 2007 to 31 December 2007 and was available to U.S. and Canadian residents only. November 2008 saw the program relaunched until 31 December 2008, extended to residents of EU member states, Switzerland and Russia, and the parliamentary republic of Turkey. No Give One Get One action took place in 2009 or 2010.
In some jurisdictions part, or all, of the cost of the two laptops may be tax-deductible.
OLPC XO-1
The XO-1, previously known as the $100 Laptop, Children's Machine, and 2B1, is an inexpensive subnotebook computer intended to be distributed to children in developing countries around the world, to provide them with access to knowledge, and opportunities to "explore, experiment and express...
to developing nations
Developing country
A developing country, also known as a less-developed country, is a nation with a low level of material well-being. Since no single definition of the term developing country is recognized internationally, the levels of development may vary widely within so-called developing countries...
by allowing a person to obtain an XO-1 by buying two devices: one for the purchaser and the other being sent to a developing nation. The first program ran from November 2007 to 31 December 2007 and was available to U.S. and Canadian residents only. November 2008 saw the program relaunched until 31 December 2008, extended to residents of EU member states, Switzerland and Russia, and the parliamentary republic of Turkey. No Give One Get One action took place in 2009 or 2010.
In some jurisdictions part, or all, of the cost of the two laptops may be tax-deductible.