Flying Doctors Bring Computer Aid To Africa
News IT charity Computer Aid International is working with the African Medical & Research Foundation (AMREF) to supply rural hospitals in Kenya with PCs, digital cameras and internet connectivity. By allowing doctors in remote medical centres to connect...
[November 27, 2007, 11:01]
WEEE Directive Sees Council Ship Old PCs To Africa
News The council has been giving its old computers and equipment to Computer Aid International, which distributes them to schools and hospitals in Africa. So far, the council has donated more than 500 PCs, laptops and monitors which Computer Aid...
[April 22, 2008, 10:53]
South Africa Compares Digital Divide To Apartheid
News Speaking at an event organised by IT charity Computer Aid in London on Wednesday, Her Excellency Lindiwe Mabuza said issues surrounding access to and skills in information technology are major contributors to economic and social inequality in...
[April 25, 2008, 11:39]
Computer Aid: New Life For Old IT
News His inspiration for setting up the organisation came from witnessing the need for computers in developing nations first hand while working with an aid organisation in Southern Africa during the mid-90s.
[February 10, 2005, 15:25]
Charity Defends PC Recycling After Data Theft Claims
News Since being set up in 1997, Computer Aid has refurbished and distributed around 70,000 PCs to schools and other public sector organisations, mainly in Africa and Asia. We urge all businesses and organisations, as well as the general public, to...
[August 22, 2006, 16:00]
Toxic Tech Threatening Developing World
News Used computer equipment exported from the US and Europe is causing serious health and environmental damage in Africa, according to a report published this week. Toxic computer waste is not just causing problems in Africa but all over the world.
[October 26, 2005, 9:45]
Do Your Bit To Bridge Africa's Digital Divide
News Next February three employees from CNET Networks UK, publisher of ZDNet UK, are going to be visiting Africa — and cycling 400km across Kenya — to cap off a six-month-long fundraising project to bridge the digital divide.
[October 13, 2006, 17:20]
Apple Is Not Green Enough, Says Campaigner
News Tony Roberts, chief executive of UK IT refurbishment charity Computer Aid, which regularly sends shipments of re-conditioned PCs to Africa, agreed that a clear distinction needs to be made between dumping e-waste and donating first-class second...
[December 6, 2006, 12:38]
Photos: Charity Wants Your Old Handsets And Cartridges
News Since being set up in 1997, the charity has refurbished and distributed around 70,000 PCs to schools and other public sector organisations, mainly in Africa and Asia. Computer Aid International has launched a campaign to boost the number of PCs it...
[July 31, 2006, 13:55]
Photos: Via Launches Energy-efficient PC
News The Mecer Education PC is powered by the energy-efficient 1.5GHz Via C7-D desktop processor, which makes it "ideally suited for Africa's straining electricity infrastructure", the companies claim. Other alternatives to buying bespoke new hardware...
[July 10, 2007, 17:41]
