WCE

Opportunity begins with access

WCE has connected 5 million youth around the world to digital resources, empowering them to reach their full potential.

head shot of Timothy Anderson, founder and president of world computer exchange

Gone too soon.

We are saddened to announce the death of Timothy Anderson, WCE’s Founder and President, July 12th, 2022.

5 volunteers smiling for the camera. They are men wearing work clothes and caps on their heads. Looking pleased with themselves for a job well done.

What We Do

By providing computers with educational content and training, WCE empowers schools to maximize technology use as they face the challenges of distance learning.


4 teenaged students (wearing a uniform shirt) looking at an older teacher who's testing a stack of computers.

Who We Are

Since 2000, WCE has helped youth in 53 developing countries to gain digital literacy in 3,578 classrooms.


8 year old children working together on desktop computers while being overseen by a male teacher in a classroom in a southern Asian country.

Get Involved

Volunteer, give equipment, or donate money to help WCE reduce the digital divide in developing countries.

What’s the Latest?

New Technology Innovation Center in Ghana Honors Timothy Anderson

New Technology Innovation Center in Ghana Honors Timothy Anderson Here are the happy teachers who attended a workshop at the new technology innovation center in the Old Odonasi Village in Ghana for several primary schools serving 440 students and 30 teachers. The center was built by Empathy FX International and has 80 computers that were…

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Coffee with a Leader

Coffee with a Leader Curious about the leaders in WCE? This issue’s coffee chat features Ayesha Hassan, a WCE Board Member, former Vice President Stakeholder Relations at the Internet Society and former Senior Policy Manager/Executive at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), to discuss her career in tech, the Internet, involvement in WCE, and advice…

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Hear from our community.

WCE is a global movement to make the world a better place.

Our work turns trash into treasure and gives them to people in need. It always makes me feel that I am a part of something greater than myself.

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Alice Yu

Volunteer, MA

Modern education is impossible without digital devices. Hence we need to make technology easily accessible.

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Mulugeta Assefa

Field Associate, Ethiopia

The computers and materials received from WCE add value and enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning. Also, the Inspire Girls project is more stimulating and engaging because youth are able to acquire more 21st century skills than in a classroom environment.

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Misheck Mutuzana

Field Associate, Zambia

Students in Primary and Secondary Schools fear pursuing careers in technology due to the lack of nearby and affordable computer centers.

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Beatrice Nyinawingeli

Inspire Girls Teacher, Rwanda

WCE is uniquely positioned to address the chronic problem of a lack of working computers and technical understanding to maintain them in schools for children who need them most to learn.

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Robb Rill

Board Member

I love working with and learning from our partner organizations and volunteers. Together we are going to find a path to surviving this pandemic.

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Timothy Anderson

Founder