Submitted by rryan on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 3:26pm.
| ...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.
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Submitted by tanderson on Sat, 01/09/2010 - 2:44pm.
| 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. See YouTube video by one of the volunteers in January 2010. |
Submitted by tanderson on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 8:00pm.
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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
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Submitted by tanderson on Tue, 03/24/2009 - 2:56pm.
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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.
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Submitted by ymci on Sat, 03/07/2009 - 10:54am.
Students awaken each morning to a diet of scandal, violence, tragic events and controversies.
News coverage now emphasizes the most "entertaining" of stories. The lines between reality and make-believe blur as entertainment becomes news, news becomes entertainment. The disturbing trends outlined above suggest that media literacy -- the ability to review, critique and digest information created and disseminated by media of various kinds -- is an increasingly vital citizenship skill for life in a modern democratic society. |
Submitted by tanderson on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 6:22pm.
204 computer sets will help connect 15 schools and 5,000 students
A volunteer with WCE spent six weeks in the state of Sikkim, India helping to plan the use of computers in local schools and arranged in June 2008 for a Sponsor to help pay the $12,000 in sourcing and shipping to provide 204 computer sets to help connect 15 schools and their 5,000 students. The schools are in the northeastern part of India. The shipment is planned to depart in early 2009. |
Submitted by tanderson on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 10:34am.
WCE president praised the efforts of leaders in Rufisque, Senegal and Segrate, Italy.
Under the auspices of the Global Cities Dialogue, a city from a developed country is assisting a developing country in bridging the digital divide. |
Submitted by tanderson on Sun, 02/01/2009 - 1:00am.
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Allan Karl, just back from a motorcycle odyssey around the world, has started another mission: urging people to support World Computer Exchange. First on his list of communities to help is Senegal, where 15 schools assisted by Peace Corps Volunteers are raising the final $3,400 for a shipment of 200 computers.
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Submitted by tanderson on Thu, 01/15/2009 - 9:59am.
"Hola! Would you please tell Bill and Lorie... that the very nice Toshiba laptop they donated has a new home."
We thought you might like to see a couple of the Thank You notes WCE received for our shipments to our Partner Computadoras pro Jovenes in Mexico. We have worked for years with the Rotary Club of San Miguel de Allende with the cooperation of the Rotary Club in Dallas as well as with the Rotary Club in Corpus Christi. We are currently collecting laptop computers for our fourth shipment to Mexico. because they have just received $20,000 from Rotary International! |
