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The soccer ball that helps kids in underdeveloped areas finish homework

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The soccer ball that helps kids in underdeveloped areas finish homework

Post by moinvirani » Fri, May 16, 2014, 3:43 PM UTC

More on the organization behind this - http://www.unchartedplay.com/

The soccer ball that helps kids in underdeveloped areas finish homework
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Post by tokenadult » Fri, May 16, 2014, 3:50 PM UTC

Old story. Follow-up by Public Radio International, "Impoverished kids love the soccer ball that powers a lamp — until it breaks"[1] suggests that this story was too overhyped by the organization that produced the low-quality lamps.

[1] http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-04-08/impoverished-kids-love...

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