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Computer Aid gives 40,000 PCs a fresh start
News For Computer Aid International, it equals 40,000 PCs that have now been refurbished by the North London-based charity and sent out to schools, community projects and other not-for-profit organisations in 90 countries, mainly in the developing world.
[February 4, 2005, 12:15]
Computer Aid gives 40,000 PCs a fresh start
Talkback In Tanzania, East Africa, we badly need these PCs so that we can accelerate the voyage of our youngsters into the digital world. Kindly let me know how I can import used PCs and laptops from the UK. Dear Sir
[December 27, 2005, 13:24]
Computer Aid wants your old PCs
News Technology that may no longer be cutting edge for UK businesses can still provide years of useful service to schools and colleges in the developing world.
[August 29, 2007, 15:41]
Computer Aid: New life for old IT
Talkback how do we know these PCs are going to schools and why not let the african schools buy from local busiesses not ruin them ever further by importing PCs that are given away or dumped in UK and further destroying to local computer businesses in...
[February 11, 2005, 8:09]
Computer Aid: New life for old IT
Talkback So it seems that the prices (service fees) they charge for old PCs are basically second-hand market prices so basically it appears that this is just a second-hand computer business. Dear Matt, it is good to see idealist like you ara still around...
[February 11, 2005, 23:00]
Photos: Computer Aid for Castro's Cuba
News Computer Aid International is inviting IT professionals to participate in its second annual Cycle Challenge and help bridge the digital divide. We are now aiming to eclipse that achievement and provide even more people with the tools to help them...
[May 25, 2007, 18:00]
Computer Aid: New life for old IT
Talkback They just end up being dumped in African countried that dont have controlled landfills - now how does this benefit the environment or anyone else apart from the owner of this Computer Aid outfit ? They collect PCs that are waste and sell them to...
[February 10, 2005, 17:26]
Kenya IT Computer Aid cycle challenge!
Blog Computer Aid takes donated PCs and refurbishes them for use in developing countries which stops them ending up in landfill and provides much needed educational technology to schools and other organisations.
[January 25, 2007, 11:05]
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]
Bringing Computer Aid to Cuba
Blog It’s too late to sign-up unfortunately, but I am sure IT charity Computer Aid would bite hands off for more donations for its annual charity cycle ride which kicks off next month. You can find more information about Computer Aid and the Cuba cycle...
[January 28, 2008, 9:54]
Donate your laptops to Computer Aid
Blog At the moment Computer Aid are pushing hard for laptop machines as part of the project for blind teachers .in the region. So if you're company has got an old laptop hanging around - they tend to sit in cupboards and storage areas rather than being...
[March 12, 2007, 11:22]
Computer Aid: New life for old IT
Talkback First, Computer Aid is a registerd charity, not a company, and thus does not have an 'owner'. Local businesses would not benefit if Computer Aid stopped shipments, because the recipient organisations still would not be buying them.
[February 11, 2005, 11:33]
Photos: How old PCs are creating opportunities
News Tony Roberts (left), chief executive and founder of Computer Aid International, cuts the ribbon on a shipment of PCs delivered to Kenya and hands over the first piece of kit to a pupil at Starehe Boys' Centre.
[February 14, 2007, 15:22]
Photos: Charity wants your old handsets and cartridges
News Computer Aid International has launched a campaign to boost the number of PCs it is able to refurbish and distribute to the developing world, aiming to recycle its 100,000th unit next year to mark its tenth birthday.
[July 31, 2006, 13:55]
Cutting down on e-waste and making WEEE work
Blog Just seen this in from IT charity Computer AId which takes old PCs from UK companies and refurbishes them for the developing world. Computer Aid claims it has refurbished more than 130,000 PCs and laptops in it ten year history which are being used...
[September 24, 2008, 13:45]
Charity defends PC recycling after data theft claims
News IT charity Computer Aid has asked potential donors not to be put off from giving it old PCs, following reports that some machines donated to the developing world still contain confidential information.
[August 22, 2006, 16:00]
Refurbished PCs enlisted to fight AIDS
News Computer Aid, announced on Thursday that it is working with the Berkshire-based CfBT Education trust, to donate 141 PCs, 32 laptops and 43 servers to schools and community organisations in the developing world.
[October 20, 2006, 12:45]
The African e-waste conundrum
Blog I am off to Kenya next week with UK charity Computer Aid to see some of the projects that PCs donated by UK companies have made possible. I have reported on some of these before such as the Dolphin Pen (USB Key) device which Computer Aid is...
[September 5, 2007, 17:41]
Photos: Computer Aid warms Chile with white heat of technology
News Chilean Ambassador Rafael Moreno (right) receives the first of a 7,000-strong consignment of refurbished PCs from Tony Roberts, founder of London-based charity Computer Aid International. Computer Aid has recently celebrated a landmark, having...
[July 4, 2006, 17:05]
South Africa compares digital divide to apartheid
News The commissioner made the comments at an event to celebrate the tenth birthday of Computer Aid, a charity which takes unwanted PCs from UK organisations, refurbishes them and distributes them to schools, colleges and other public-sector...
[April 25, 2008, 11:39]
