I just came across this article in the Guardian Online, about the one laptop project in Rwanda. I have been on periphery of this project in Latin America and people are talking about it a lot.
Equatorial Guinea has a similar ethnic make up and history to Rwanda (replace Belgium with Spain and Diamonds with Oil), and I saw there first hand the emancapating influence of the Internet. The best thing about it is that it allows students control about how they access their own information, something that seems realy empowering in a closed society like EG.
Anyway have a look at the article and enjoy it!