200 Computers for Rural Schools in Senegal

The following is a quote from a Peace Corps Volunteer who is working to get 30 computers for the school that she is assisting:  "The opportunity to offer 1,100 children computer and Internet training is incredible, and I genuinely think it will offer them a better future. I can’t really say in words how wonderful it would be for them to have this opportunity. Senegal is a poorly educated country; students who are still in school at the middle and high school level are committed to receiving an education. In today’s world, that requires computers." 

Scroll down to see how to donate toward Sponsoring the last 1/3 of our sourcing and shipping costs for the computers.

Lettie was in the Peace Corps in Sénégal from 2002 to 2004 and now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.  She hopes that schools assisted by some Peace Corps Volunteers will receive computers in this shipment.  Her fellow volunteer Programme Officers for Sénégal is Cherif Sarr and Kareem N'diaye.  They are both raising funds to Sponsor computers for the area of Sénégal where they were born and raised.  Cherif is the Coordinator for our WCE LA Chapter.

Our volunteers are now looking for Sponsors for the last $3,400 needed.  A friend of WCE just posted this:

http://worldrider.com/blog/archives/2009/02/the_latest_and.php

We expect that schools assisted by Peace Corps Volunteers plus 8 WCE Partner organisations will be part of this container and that the 200 computers will help to connect 6,000 youth in 15 schools, libraries, orphanages and youth centres.   The following groups have expressed interest in receiving computers in this container along with their implemenation plans:  

• Association for the Promotion of the English Language:   Moustapha Diouf      ~ Implementation Plan
• CEM-Kounkané:  a PCV  ~ Implementation Plan
• CEM-Passy:   Cheikh Tidjane    ~ Implementation Plan  
• iEARN Sénégal:   Salimata Sene, Coordinator    ~  Implementation Plan
• Mission Shalom:  Pastor Andy Kings    ~ Implementation Plan
• Nema-Multi-Service   Fallou Ngom     ~ Implementation Plan
• Rufisque City Government:  Andrea Moroni   ~ Implementation Plan
• Sibassor (Kaolack) School:  Cherif Sarr   ~ Implementation Plan
• YES Sénégal Network:  Cheikhou Thiome, Country Network Leader   ~ Implementation Plan

The WCE president, Timothy Anderson, met with several of the WCE Partners when he attended the iEARN Annual Meeting in Dakar in July of 2005.

WCE shipped 205 used computers to Sénégal before. The prior shipment was mostly funded by USAID.  Two of the WCE Partners that received computers in the prior shipment, iEARN Sénégal and YES Sénégal, will be recieving computers again in this container.

The average annual income in Sénégal is $1,700 and 5% of the population use the Internet.

BY CHECK:  If you wish to donate to this shipment via a check on a bank in the USA or Canada,  please include the note "Senegal" 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 "Senegal" 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 Senegal@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 "Senegal" AND the name of the PCV that you are helping.   One of the PCVs just posted the following:

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=7306&uid=2224131220  

We will send you a tax deductible receipt if you are in the USA.  Or our affiliate WCE-Canada can send you a receipt if you donate to them.  We send a cc to Karim N'diaye so he knows the status of our fund raising.

Sponsor Funds Needed:	$7,475
Funds Received:	$4,075