Hey, guys, it's Henry. Today was our last day working with the Fountain of Hope and the XO Laptops, and, quite honestly, we're inspired by what we've seen.

Hi everyone, it's Ellie, here to present some of the workings of the kids on their laptops. At one point, Benson, Vasco, and Moses all joined a chat together (remember, these are mesh networks between the laptops, no internet required), and decided to test the communication boundaries.

Hey everyone, it's Ellie. Today was a fairly productive day at Fountain of Hope. We started the morning off with a tranquil session, helped by Stephen and Joe Tembo. All of the kids today were non-english speakers, which coincided well with our newly translated notecards, courtesy of Kenny Hau.

Hey everybody, it’s Henry.

When we arrived today, there was a tense atmosphere at Fountain of Hope among the adults. Before we’d arrived, there had been an unfortunate incident that Vasco and Kenny were now, preoccupied with, and, save for one brief encounter; we did not see them for the rest of the day.

Hey, it's Ellie here. Today was productive day at the library. After opening up the XO's to 10 or so kids throughout the morning, we started to compose a set of rules derived from the various obstacles we've been facing:

Hi, it's Ellie and Henry. Just like we promised, we've uploaded some of the pictures from the XOs that the kids took themselves. These were all taken using the "Record" program, and the built-in camera and microphone:

Hey everyone, Henry here.

Today was another good day at Fountain of Hope. We got a flat tire on the way, which was a minor setback, but we arrived in due time. We got a quick start, with the regular kids from the previous two days familiar with the procedure and ready to help out and get started. These kids, I will not hesitate to say, are now proficient with these XO laptops. They know how to get in and out of applications, how to save and name their projects, and how to utilize the machines to the point at which they are most useful for them.

Hi! This is Ellie, and I must first ask you to excuse any typos, I'm on an XO laptop! This laptop, as wonderful as it is, has a very small and very tough keyboard. Today, I worked through the morning at the Lubuto library by myself. Henry was indisposed for the first part of the day, and I went without him.

After an arduous journey from Washington to Lusaka (with Rome, Addis Ababa, and Lilongwe somewhere in-between) we arrived dazed and bleary with fatigue.

Henry Meyers and Ellie Tomlinson will be introducing the One Laptop Per Child XO laptops at the Fountain of Hope Lubuto Library next month. Henry and Ellie are juniors at Washington DC's Field School and this project is their winter internship during the first two weeks of February.