In looking at the Next Billion post Building a Practical Platform for Collaboration: Akvo.org, I was struck by the curious image to the right. Apparently, an XO laptop has helped an Indian woman build a toilet, and I wonder how, when the post says:

Akvo's platform serves three main purposes: First, it facilitates the flow of funds and resources to water and sanitation projects in the developing world; in Akvo, you'll be able to find hundreds of projects in many countries with detailed descriptions of their funding needs, executing organizations, etc. Once you donate to the project of choice you'll be curious to see how it performs and grows over time, of course.

Well, project performance metrics is Akvo's second pillar of work through a methodology called Really Simple Reporting. Finally, through Akvopedia, it facilitates the transfer of skills and knowledge among existing projects and basically anyone interested in learning more about the different technologies and approaches that address the challenges of water and sanitation

Note what's missing in that description - any mention of the XO laptop. So how come the XO is featured so prominently? We can say that she might have learned of how to build a toilet after reading the designs on an XO, but in doing so we assume several things:

1. She can read whatever diagrams or text describes the toilet
2. These diagrams or text is on an XO laptop.
3. She has access to an XO laptop
4. Its her primary Internet reading source
5. And the XO is connected to the Internet

And since OLPC India is still very much nascent vs.widespread, I have a feeling that this image is just trying to piggyback on XO hype. Like Esperanto but a little late.

So Akvo.org, please flush your marketing of erroneous XO images. Thanks.