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Photos: The solar-powered internet cafés connecting rural Africa

Between the shipment of the two Zambian ZubaBoxes, Computer Aid International provided a cybercafé for Computers for Schools Kenya, located in... Read more

5 July, 2011 by Tim Ferguson

EU ministers set revamped WEEE targets

...to be raised to 65 percent four years after that. Ambitious targets Computer Aid said it was disappointed that the Environment Council had set a... Read more

16 March, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Photos: iPad accessories, Android apps for business and Sony's S1 and S2 tablets

Further afield, July saw silicon.com catching up with the progress of Computer Aid's Zubabox internet cafés. Computer Aid International has delivered three of... Read more

2 August, 2011 by silicon.com staff

Apple iPad UK launch, home of the future and new phones from Nokia, HTC

...cyber café in a shipping container now making its way to Kenya. Computer Aid International - which reconditions unwanted computer equipment to be sent off to... Read more

4 June, 2010 by silicon.com staff
Photos: Re-use don't recycle, says <endeca_term>Computer Aid</endeca_term>

Photos: Re-use don't recycle, says Computer Aid

...a few years." Old CRT monitors (pictured) are a good example of Computer Aid's approach to making the best use of old tech. An... Read more

5 July, 2007 by Andrew Donoghue
Photos: How old PCs are creating opportunities

Photos: How old PCs are creating opportunities

...in five days, raising more than £16,000 in the process for Computer Aid International. The route took them into and out of the Rift... Read more

14 February, 2007 by Will Sturgeon

Photos: Computer Aid warms Chile with white heat of technology

...Computer Aid is also planning a charity cycling challenge next February in Kenya... Read more

4 July, 2006 by Andrew Donoghue

Photos: Charity wants your old handsets and cartridges

Computer Aid International has launched a campaign to boost the number of PCs... Read more

31 July, 2006 by Andrew Donoghue
Photos: <endeca_term>Computer Aid</endeca_term> for Castro's Cuba

Photos: Computer Aid for Castro's Cuba

Computer Aid International is inviting IT professionals to participate in its second annual... Read more

25 May, 2007 by Andrew Donoghue
Photos: Old PCs help Africa's blind

Photos: Old PCs help Africa's blind

Following our participation in Computer Aid's cycle challenge in Kenya, ZDNet UK took some time to... Read more

13 February, 2007 by Andrew Donoghue

Computer Aid gives 40,000 PCs a fresh start

...valued at £50 it adds up to a lot of kit. For Computer Aid International, it equals 40,000 PCs that have now been refurbished... Read more

4 February, 2005 by Matt Loney

Nottingham University donates old PCs to Chile

...rural schools in the South American country with the help of charity Computer Aid International. The computers could now be used for up to four... Read more

18 August, 2008 by Neil Vowles

WEEE directive sees council ship old PCs to Africa

...boost. The council has been giving its old computers and equipment to Computer Aid International, which distributes them to schools and hospitals in Africa. So... Read more

22 April, 2008 by Tim Ferguson
Flying doctors bring <endeca_term>computer aid</endeca_term> to Africa

Flying doctors bring computer aid to Africa

IT charity Computer Aid International is working with the African Medical & Research Foundation (AMREF) to... Read more

27 November, 2007 by Andrew Donoghue
A Canadian solution to Africa's digital divide

A Canadian solution to Africa's digital divide

...has given us funding to help with waste management. Suppliers such as Computer Aid claim to provide PCs to you at certain standards. Do all... Read more

3 October, 2007 by Andrew Donoghue

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