How to Donate Computers for Africa
Many African students go without basic supplies like paper, pens and books. Technological equipment like computers is even further out of reach for many children. You can help to bridge the technology gap between many developing countries in Africa and the rest of the world. Many organizations in the U.S. either accept computer donations or accept donated funds to purchase computer equipment for African schools and communities.
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Donate computer equipment or money to Youth For Technology. This organization will accept any working monitor, CPU with an installed hard drive, printer, copier, overhead projector, fax machine, digital camera or recorder. As of 2011, the organization is in need of desktops with a hard drive running a Pentium III or IV chip, and light weight laptops. Donated PCs must have a minimum of 64 MB of RAM, 2 GB hard drive, at least 266 MHz of processing power and running at least Windows 2000. All equipment will be donated to African schools. You must pay to ship equipment to the U.S. or African headquarters.
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Give money to help purchase computers for African schools. Universal Giving uses donated funds to purchase computers for schools in Cameroon, Gambia and Sierra Leone. Their current goal, as of early 2011, is to raise enough funds to purchase between 25 and 40 computers to complete a school computer lab with Internet connectivity. They will also train teachers to use and instruct students in using the computers.
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Help build multi-purpose technology centers through Africa by donating money to Develop Africa. Develop Africa's current agenda is to bridge the technology gap between many African countries and the rest of the world by providing the necessary training, equipment and facilities. You can donate funds by credit or debit card.
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