In 1996, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Kamran Elahian wanted to find a way to provide technology to students who would otherwise not have access. His approach was direct: "Just imagine if every child, in every school, in every country in the world had access to the Internet." From this intent grew an organization originally named Project Neat. 1,000 set-top Internet appliances (WebTV, Sega, etc.) and large-screen televisions were distributed to hundreds of classrooms in the US. The idea behind it was straightforward: provide simple-to-use Internet access and teachers will use it in everyday curriculum. Well, we were only partially right. Many teachers didn't know what to do with the Internet in their classrooms. For the next three years we partnered with over 45 educational organizations throughout the US to provide teachers with training workshops on how to use the equipment as well as how to integrate them in their classrooms. The concentration was on under-served Native American, Appalachian, inner city and rural schools. This escalated to over 5,700 schools and nearly 8,000 teachers.

The next major phase in our program development started in mid 1999 when we switched from set-top boxes to computer systems. In addition, we shifted the emphasis to schools in developing countries and areas of conflict while winding down the program in the US. We developed partnerships with international organizations such as World Links for Development (WorLD) and International Education and Resource Network (iEARN) to bring the technology to other countries around the world. Through these and many other partnerships, we have developed programs that continue to grow and change in an effort to provide the most efficient access to the Internet to as many students possible.

Since early 2000, there are over 400 schools in 35 countries, besides the US, that have received equipment and support necessary to get online. As we continue to learn the most cost effective ways to provide equipment and Internet access, our numbers will continue to grow to include as many schools as possible in developing countries.