Combined with coaching lessons for parents, , the plan is designed to help poor children overcome a language skills deficit that develops before they even start kindergarten.

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The cash will fund a five-year project to help poor children in the city, which will be run by the organisation Plan.

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The plan is that governments or donors will buy the laptops for children to own and use, and the United Nations will help distribute the machines.

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