InfoLadies and bridging the information divide

Inequalities in information access are often at the roots of injustice and/or inequalities in economic success. This is a locally organized way that those inequalities are, little by little, being broken down.

Now, to all of those in the design world who've laughed at the OLPC, I challenge you to read this, then go back, and re-think some of your asininely arrogant comments along the lines of questioning why anyone would want a computer when they're barely able to feed themselves.

If we fault the OLPC project for anything, it should, perhaps, be their distribution model but most certainly not their intentions. Information is, I dare say, *more* important than a food handout for reasons that really ought to be obvious.

/rant