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The soccer ball that helps kids in underdeveloped areas finish homework (washingtonpost.com)
2 points by moinvirani on May 16, 2014 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



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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