We have been hearing about the difficulties of rising food prices from our OLPC program sites in Bungoma (in Western Kenya near lake Viktoria) for several months.  The drought has affected this area and pasture for animals is poor and animals are dying.  Our programs provide stipends for teachers and some of the funds do go to food.  The government is supposed to provide lunches for all children in school, but if you read the reports the government has not kept up with that comittment in part due to food shortages, and also due to poor agricultural policies.

 
Although we talk about the potential for digital information to break down the barriers to the democratization of knowledge, this interview with Salman Khan shows to power of video broadband to increase even further connection to learning. 

We need Visionaries!!!

 As to the OLPC News article referencing the article "Can OLPC Save the World's Poor" by Mark Warschauer and Morgan Ames.