Help us give hope to youth in the developing world....

Submitted by rryan on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 3:26pm.
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...and you might just change the world!

WCE is a grassroots network of thousands of groups in 69 developing countries working together to help improve the educational opportunities for over 1 million youth annually. We do this by:

  • Providing logistics to source and deploy computers, materials and services.
  • Building capacity in planning, fundraising, technology and educational use of the Internet.
  • Recruiting eCorps volunteer teams to train Partners and troubleshoot networks & upgrades.
  • Building partnerships between pairs of universities in the North and South.
  • Raising awareness of the need to recycle and to strengthen local electronics recyclers.

Stronger collaboration with Peace Corps

Submitted by tanderson on Sat, 01/09/2010 - 2:44pm.
Students welcoming their school's first computers
191 computers to Sénégal from WCE Chicago to help connect 9,778 youth in 16 schools and youth centres assisted by 9 Peace Corps Volunteers are now being delivered by the Peace Corps country office.  For this shipment, the Ambassador of the USA to Senegal was the consignee and the Peace Corps country director, Christopher Hedrick arranged for safe space for the sorting of the computers into the amounts for each school and arranged for the delivery of the computers to each site as Peace Corps cars are making their regular rounds.  See YouTube video by one of the volunteers in January 2010.

WCE volunteer frees computers at Port of Karachi

Submitted by tanderson on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 6:46pm.
After Khyber Pass bridge was blown up
In 2007, WCE began working with some Afghan expatriates located in the US to organize a fundraising campaign to raise funds to send 190 computers for young Afghan refugees returning from UN camps in Pakistan.  When we shipped the computers last year, the plan was for our partner, the Afghanistan Welfare Center (AWC), to come to Karachi, the closest port, and transport the equipment through the Khyber Pass. 

Ryan Visits Bolivia

Submitted by tanderson on Sun, 11/01/2009 - 2:42pm.
WCE Strategic Partnerships Director, Regina Ryan meets with Collegio de Economistas in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Did you know that the average GDP per capita in Bolivia is $4,500 (US) and about 10% use the Internet? While statistics like these may seem discouraging, groups throughout Bolivia are energized and working towards creating more opportunities for their communities and their youth. Our Director of Strategic Partnerships, Regina Ryan, met with three such groups interested in partnering with WCE when she visited Bolivia in September as part of WCE's continued effort to expand our work and Partnerships in Bolivia. 

Walk / Run Oct. 3 to raise funds for students in rural India

Submitted by tanderson on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 1:00am.
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Join us for the 5K walk / run in Acton, Massachusetts on Saturday morning October 3rd to raise funds for 400 computers for 10,000 students in 20 Gandhian schools in rural Gujarat State, India.  Register: www.mwcoc.com   Mention WCE.

Trip to El Salvador May 2010

Submitted by tanderson on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 6:46pm.

World Computer Exchange is about to send our first team of eCorps tech professionals to Latin America.

We are going to El Salvador in mid May 2010.

For this tech trip, volunteers need to speak some Spanish.

This trip is to visit some of the schools assisted by Peace Corps Volunteers and other organizations that have received computers from WCE. 

Report of WCE "Traveler" to Cameroon

Submitted by tanderson on Fri, 05/01/2009 - 6:46pm.
Yumi Masuoka

Report on October 2009 visit to Cameroon:

Computers to VIST in Kenya arrive

Submitted by tanderson on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 8:00pm.
Leaders of VIST and KCA University sign agreement in April 2009

The first phase of shipping 211 computers and other electronic equipment to the Victoria Institute of Science and Technology (VIST) has been completed. Plans are underway to set up a multimedia research and training center in western Kenya in cooperation with the KCA University. VIST would like to thank all those who have contributed to this initial phase and additional information on next steps can be obtained from Calestous Juma cjuma30@gmail.com

CEA Recognizes WCE

Submitted by tanderson on Tue, 03/24/2009 - 2:56pm.
CEA President Gary Shapiro presents check to WCE president

The Consumer Electronic Association recognized World Computer Exchange at its annual technology show in Las Vegas in January citing WCE's work in 67 developing countries helping to bridge the digital divide and working to reduce electronic waste.  In recognition of our work, the association's president, Gary Shapiro presented WCE president Timothy Anderson with a $2,000 contribution at a dinner with the consumer group's international partners.  Shapiro and Anderson also participated in a planning session for a United Nations effort to bring tens of thousands of donated used computers to developing countries. 

  

Togo shipment planned

Submitted by tanderson on Fri, 03/20/2009 - 7:54pm.
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World Computer Exchange is pleased to be again shipping 200 computers to an iEARN chapter.  This project will connect 3,500 youth and includes a university, Peace Corps Volunteers and a Rotary Club.  iEARN Togo has received approval for this project to connect six schools and three NGOs in various parts of Togo from the Ministry of Education. 
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