Computer Aid International
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| Founded | 1997 |
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| Founder | Tony Roberts |
| Type | International organisation |
| Registration no. | 1069256 |
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Area served | Worldwide |
| Website | www |
Computer Aid International is a not-for-profit organisation active in the field of Information and Communication Technologies for Development. A registered charity, Computer Aid was founded in 1997 to bridge the digital divide by providing refurbished PCs from the UK to educational and non-profit organisations in developing countries.
Computer Aid has provided over 267,000 refurbished computers to educational institutions and not-for-profit organisations in more than 110 countries.
Organization
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Computer Aid International is a non-governmental organisation registered with the Charity Commission of England & Wales and is a not-for-profit social business.
Computer Aid has offices in London, South Africa and Kenya. At the Africa HQ in Nairobi,
Computer Aid has a board of trustees that meet quarterly to provide strategic direction and fiduciary oversight.
Denis Goldberg was Computer Aid's Honorary Patron.
Strategy
[edit]Computer Aid offers a decommissioning service to UK companies, government departments and universities that are upgrading their computer systems – donated PCs are data-wiped, refurbished and tested.[1] Non profit organisations in the developing world can apply for refurbished computers for educational projects.[2] They also run their own projects, such as Digital Schools where computer labs are set up.
UK IT Donors
[edit]Computer Aid has partnered with Tier 1 to offer a secure service to UK companies and organisations replacing their hardware. The charity provides end-of-life IT asset management services, which include data removal, computer refurbishment, reuse, and recycling.
See also
[edit]- Computer technology for developing areas
- Geekcorps
- Geeks Without Bounds
- NetCorps
- Random Hacks of Kindness
- United Nations Information Technology Service (UNITeS)
References
[edit]- ^ Charity's website, How we work Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Charity's website, Apply for computers Archived 2010-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
[edit]- Report on Low-Power PC Research Project (PDF). Computer Aid International. 2009. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-11.
- Why Reuse is Better Than Recycling (PDF). Computer Aid International. 2010. p. 4.
- WEEE Directive Ver. 2.0 – What Europe Must Do (PDF). Computer Aid International. 2010. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2010-09-16.