Computers distributed to Peace Corps Volunteers in Honduras
Submitted by tanderson on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 3:28pm.
| Peace Corps volunteers get local schools in Honduras ready for computers. Six Peace Corps Volunteers in various parts of Honduras are helping local schools in the communities where they are based become oriented to the shipment of 200 used Pentium 3 (and some P4) computers to World Vision from World Computer Exchange with $6,284 raised from Rotary Clubs and individuals in the USA. |
The six Peace Corps Volunteers arranged for World Vision to be the consignee receiving this shipment and seeing that it gets to the 22 schols and communities that have provided part of the financial donations. (Implementation Plan) The communities: Mercedes, Las Vegas, Barracito, Banderias, Chaguites, Miraflores, El Coral, Plan de Rosario, San Antonio, El Tular, Limoncito, Cruz Alta, San Jose Jocatán, Laguna Seca, Yuscaran, La Lima, El Playon, Planes de Playon, Pashapa, Yaruconte, and San Juan.
This was WCE's first shipment to Honduras ~ our 41st country! This was WCE's 122nd shipment.
The Chatham Rotary Club in Massachusetts and the Clayton Rotary Club in Missouri each donated funds toward this shipment.
18 of the 200 computers in this shipment went to the youth school in a prison in Danli run by Hope Fellowship Ministries of Mountain Movers Missions International. (Implementation Plan)
Bob Klepper is the WCE Programme Officer for Honduras. He helped to get this shipment organized and led the fund raising for the $6,284 from financial Sponsors toward the sourcing and shipping costs.
SPONSORS: Lynda Bowen, Sandra Bukowski, Michael Cestroni, Chatham Massachusetts Rotary Club, Alexander & Maya Cherney, Clayton Missouri Rotary Club, Pamela Cooney & Timothy Anderson, Monica Eargle, Edward Gow, Laurie Hannon, Marilynn Holman, Christopher Juergens, Bob Klepper, Ann & Don Kornblet, Marilyn LaCasse, Peter McBride, Kirsten McClain, Marlyn Meredith, Bronwen Morgan, Ben Senturia, Arden-Marie Silvers, Susan Smolen, Brian Terkelsen, and Larry & Jean Wickline.
After this shipment arrives, WCE will schedule another container and a visit by one of our eCorps tech teams. We are currently seeking a company to help with part of the costs for this visit. We are also planning a project to identify appropriate electronic recycling in Honduras and increase public awareness in Honduras of the need to recycle appropriately.
WCE has shipped computers to schools assisted by Peace Corps Volunteers in: Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Malawi, Moldova, Philippines, Senegal and Tanzania.
January 2010:
Subject: Feedback about WCE
Tim and Pam
Just wanted to pass on a nice story.
Recently I connected with Elana Kaufman (not to be confused with Elaina Kuang) who is a grad student in College of Public Policy at U of Chicago. On her own she had gone to the college’s IT department and found they had unused computers in their store room. Then she arranged for the donation and contacted me. As we were hauling equipment I asked her how she found out about us. She told me that she just returned from Honduras as a PCV. While in country she heard many great reports from other PCV about WCE. She said “everyone wanted to work with them”. She wasn’t able to but now she can and did! She will go to the various colleges at U of C(with the help of her IT person) and look for other donations
I’ll cc the note that I send her and IT guy(Bemis)
Jack
Jack ODonnell
Chicago Coordinator
Regional Manager for Latin America
BY CHECK: If you wish to donate to the next shipment via a check on a bank in the USA or Canada, please include the note "Honduras" on your check and mail it to: WCE 936 Nantasket Ave. Hull, Mass. 02045 USA.
BY CREDIT CARD: If you are going to use the Network For Good link below, please enter "Honduras" in one of the boxes on the form.
BY PAYPAL: If you have a PayPal account, you can also give via PayPal if you have set up an account with them (their fee is 2.9%) - please send us an e-mail at Honduras@WorldComputerExchange.org when you do so it is properly credited.
PEACE CORPS: If you are a family or friend contibuting for computers for a community assisted by a Peace Corps Volunteer - please enter both "Honduras" AND the name of the PCV whom you are helping.
We will send you a tax deductible receipt if you are in the USA. Our affiliate WCE-Canada can send you ar receipt if you donate to them. We send a cc to Bob Klepper so that he will know who has donated to his project.
| Total Sponsors Needed: | $6,284 |
| Sponsor Funds Received: | $6,284 |
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I work for a computer
I work for a computer financing company in the US and I have to say I am amazed at the fantastic work that you do. I shall be informing my company and my colleagues of your work to see if there is anything we can do. As it is a business struggling in the current economic crisis I doubt they will be willing to assist with providing computers but I will certainly speak to them on your behalf.
Keep up the great work!