OLPC faces fund crisis

The highly ambitious One Laptop Per Child (OPLC) programme announced by the Ministry of Education is facing crisis even before the start of the project thanks to the lack of funds.

The Ministry of Education and Sports had decided to distribute laptops to 1,500 children studying at second, fourth and sixth grades from 10 schools in Makawanpur and 15 schools in Mustang.

However, the Department of Education is not able to start the project due to the lack of Rs. 18 million (US $ 234,604) required for the purchase of the laptops. The laptops produced for the children cost US $188 each. nepalnews.com ta 28 Jan 09