World Possible
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World Possible is a non-profit organization based in California with a mission to connect offline learners to the world's knowledge. World Possible makes and distributes RACHEL (Remote Area Community Hotspot for Education and Learning), a server/router that hosts offline free educational content such as Khan Academy, Wikipedia, Project Gutenberg and others via Wi-Fi on a Raspberry Pi or Intel CAP computer.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barry-segal/the-season-of-giving-back_b_6356472.html|title=The Season of Giving Back|work=The Huffington Post}}{{cite web|url=http://www.infoq.com/news/2014/11/improve-teaching-learning|title=Using Agile Approaches to Improve Teaching, Learning and Education in Developing Nations|work=InfoQ}}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/devinthorpe/2014/11/05/rotarian-hopes-to-revolutionize-education-in-rural-kenya-with-rachel-and-raspberry-pi/|title=Rotarian Hopes To Revolutionize Education In Rural Kenya With 'Rachel' and 'Raspberry Pi'|author=Devin Thorpe|date=5 November 2014|work=Forbes}}{{cite web|url=https://blog.adafruit.com/2014/10/31/rachel-pi-uses-raspberry-pi-to-bring-internet-to-remote-areas-piday-raspberrypi-raspberry_pi|title=RACHEL-PI uses Raspberry Pi to bring internet to remote areas #piday # raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi|work=Adafruit Industries - Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers!}}{{cite web|url=http://www.raspberrypi.org/rachel-pi-delivering-education-worldwide/|title=RACHEL-Pi – delivering education worldwide|work=raspberrypi.org}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-18956031|title=Can robotics change the future of a nation?|work=BBC News}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/videos/international/2012/01/16/exp-african-voices-seth-owusu-computers-ghana-c.cnn|title=Giving the gift of technology|date=16 January 2012|work=CNN}}{{cite web|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2011/0915/Powering-Potential-puts-technology-in-schools-in-Tanzania-while-respecting-local-cultures/(page)/2|title=Powering Potential puts technology in schools in Tanzania while respecting local cultures|author=The Christian Science Monitor|work=The Christian Science Monitor}} RACHEL is designed so that students or schools that do not have internet connections, but may already have devices (such as cellphones, tablets, laptops or desktops) that can receive data via wi-fi, can access educational content via RACHEL as a server. Content has been tailored to meet locally-relevant demand.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldpossible.org/rachel/|title=RACHEL - Offline Educational Content - Khan Academy, Wikipedia, Hesperian|work=worldpossible.org}}
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External links
- {{Official website|worldpossible.org}}
Category:Educational technology non-profits