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GiveInternet.org allows anyone to sponsor monthly Internet fees and laptops for underprivileged high school students from refugee settlements and rural areas.
by jibla 7y ago
GiveInternet.org allows anyone to sponsor monthly Internet fees and laptops for underprivileged high school students from refugee settlements and rural areas.
Through monthly recurring donations from up to 700 individuals, we have equipped 350+ students with Chromebooks, Internet access, educational resources and our constant online mentorship. Our donors receive monthly transparency reports with details on every cost, student success stories, and our progress. Now we are working to incorporate a 501(c)3 nonprofit in the US and expand operations to the Middle East and Africa by collaborating with partners on the ground.
As we expand and refine our product, we need your honest feedback on our platform! Let us know what you think about the website, our business model, etc.
How?
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Fill out this 3-5 minute survey - http://bit.ly/2P3wDj6 http://bit.ly/2P3wDj6
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- Aaronstotle 7y agoI think this is an amazing project but isn't there a better alternative to chromebooks? Maybe used laptops, can usually get leased business laptops for a similar price, and they don't actively spy you at all times.
- jibla 7y agoWe've started with the used ones, but used devices need maintenance all the time. And the operations became very inefficient. So we switched to the new Chromebooks because they were cheap, fast, virus-free, battery lifetime. Sometimes we still collect used business laptops from trusted supporters like EY for example, who replace their devices once in 2 years
- Tempest1981 7y agoCan't you run Linux on a Chromebook? Not sure if it has problems. https://itsfoss.com/install-linux-chromebook/ https://itsfoss.com/install-linux-chromebook/
- jibla 7y agoThanks for the link. I don't remember we've tried this
- Tempest1981 7y agoNote that Chromebooks have a different keyboard, so you may want to rebind a few things. https://wiki.galliumos.org/Media_keys_and_default_keybindings https://wiki.galliumos.org/Media_keys_and_default_keybinding... Chromebooks have a "Search" key instead of CAPS lock, and the F1..F10 keys are Back, Forward, Reload, Full screen, Switch Window, Brightness Up, Brightness Down, Mute, Volume Down, Volume Up. F11 and F12 might use Search with + and -
- 420codebro 7y agoGood work - Sounds like a great project.