Organizations Involved in Computer Donations and Education


 
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REACT 927 N. Compton Dr
Hiawatha, IA 52233
email: 
REACT@rockwellcollins.com
The Rockwell Educational Access to Computer Technology, or REACT Center, is putting technology into the hands of students. Established in 1999, the REACT Center serves as a center for receiving and refurbishing used computers from Rockwell Collins and other businesses. High school students and teachers have the opportunity to receive hands-on training at the REACT Center, building computers for their own classrooms.

Digital Aid 317 South 19th Street #16
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Phone: (515) 770-5865

Email: info@digitalaid.org
We will be donating computers to University of Lagos, University of Ado Ekiti and University of Calabar.  We accept computer donations from individuals and organizations in the greater Des Moines area.  If you have a Pentium computer that has been sitting in your basement forever, give us a call .  We'll come and get it.  We also accept Macintosh computers as well, preferably Power Macs and newer.

World Computer Exchange  
 
World Computer Exchange, Inc.
936 Nantasket Avenue
Hull, Massachusetts 02045 USA
Telephone: + 781.925.3078 inquiries@worldcomputerexchange.org
Timothy Anderson, President 
WorldComputerExchange@mediaone.net

The World Computer Exchange provides disadvantaged youth with access to computers and the Internet. Their primary areas of interest are educational organizations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The WCE currently works with 32 partner organizations and 77 potential partners in 38 countries who have signed-up over 700 schools and centers with 300,000 youth.


Computeraid International

They are also noted on our Facilitators page.
Office:
129 Seven Sisters Road N7 7QG
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7281 0091
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7272 5476
Workshop:
Unit 111c Belgravia Workshop
157 Marlborough Road
N19 4NF
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7263 9915
info@computeraid.org
Tony Roberts <tony@computeraid.org>

Computer Aid International recycles computers from the UK for re-use in schools and community organizations in developing countries. 

In the first three years of business, they have supplied nearly 7,000 fully refurbished computers to where they are most needed in 41 different countries.


National Christina Foundation 
 
500 West Putnam
Greenwich, CT
ncf@cristina.org

1-800-CRISTINA (274-7846)
203-863-9100
NCF recommends 
Computer Transportation Services for a shipping company.

Computer Recycling Project  San Francisco and Stockton California 
(415) 342-2244
Richard Blackstone:
lstnspac@lodinet.com 
Website also contains a large list of other organizations that recycle computers.

The Sabre Foundation  Sabre Foundation, Inc.
872 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 2-1
Cambridge, MA 02139 U.S.A.
tel: 617-868-3510
fax: 617-868-7916
email:
sabre@sabre.org
Partner Organizations

Assist International INC.  lburchin@gmu.edu    

Gifts In Kind America 
 
Gifts In Kind International
333 N. Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
U.S.A.
Tel: +1 (703) 836-2121
Fax: +1 (703) 549-1481
URL:
www.giftsinkind.org
Provides support for businesses and non-profit organizations via providing products and services aimed to improve lives in communities around the world.

Computer Reclamation
Monmouth Wire and Computer Recycling, Inc.
3230 Shafto Road,
Tinton Falls, NJ 07753  
tel: 732-922-3320  salmassaro@compterreclamation.com 
 

Computers for Africa Ross Cockburn
Work: 0131 335 5807
Home: 01506 884 305
Email ross.cockburn@guardall.co.uk
Computers for Africa began in the summer of 1995 when a group of sixth year computing students at Plockton High competed for a Royal Bank of Scotland Information Technology Innovation Award.  Their winning entry chose to collect and take redundant computers to a new location where fellow students would otherwise have no access to such equipment.

Teachers Without Borders

Nigerian IT Professional in the Americas

Nigerian IT Professionals in the Americas (NITPA)

c/o Teachers Without Borders
2880 74th Avenue SE  
Mercer Island, WA 98040-2635

In partnership with NITPA (Nigerian I.T. Professionals of America), Teachers Without Borders is dedicated to closing the education divide in developing countries. In particular, we have been establishing Community Teaching & Learning Centers and providing an online course for teachers in order to increase the capacity of local communities - and teachers in general.

InternConnection InterConnection Computer Reuse and Learning Center
124 N 35th St
Seattle, WA 98103 
 

Tel: (206) 310-4547
 

 

InterConnection works to make Internet technology accessible to underserved communities around the world. We provide high quality, no cost and low cost Internet services, refurbished computers, and Internet and computer training programs. We operate a Computer Reuse and Learning Center in Seattle, Washington. 

Youth For Technology (YTF)
United States Headquarters
Youth for Technology Foundation
23219 60th Place South,
Suite #4 Kent, WA, 98032
(425) 681-3920
 
 
YTF is the originator and pioneer of the Digital Village model in Nigeria, the first being the Owerri Digital Village.  YTF is a leading advocate of equitable access to computers and related technologies for youth and those in rural areas.