Corporate Sponsor Found for Kenya Shipment & Tech Trip
Submitted by tanderson on Sun, 10/26/2008 - 6:42pm.
| The Strategic Group agrees to Sponsor last 1/3 of container to Kenya. 2 week tech volunteer trip planned. Eight Partner organisations are now gathering their match of funds to connect 12 schools, orphanages and youth centres with 6,000 youth to the Internet. |
17 people representing 13 WCE Partner organisations in Kenya met with WCE's Henry Thairu (Board) and Wambui Kinya (Programme Officer) in Nairobi on August 6, 2008 to plan a shared and Sponsored container. They discussed final plans for the next shared container of used computers to Mombasa. They also discussed which WCE Partners will host WCE eCorps tech volunteers on the Kenya trip in a few months. They also began a discussion of WCE's plans on appropriate disposal of electronic waste in Kenya.
The generous donation from The Strategic Group in December of 2008 is to Sponsor the last 1/3 of the sourcing and shipping costs, the inclusion of a servers and planning for an eCorps tech trip to visit shortly after the arrival of the computers. This is the second Sponsorship by The Strategic Group. Last December they Sponsored a shipment and eCorps trip to Nigeria. This Sponsorship reduces the costs for our Partners who wire WCE their funds.
Based on the plans and the recruitment of the Sponsor, The following eight WCE Partner organisations in Kenya are now gathering their matching funds and completing their plans. They expect that the 200 used computers will help to connect in 12 schools, orphanages and youth centres with 6,000 youth.
- CISSO/EDTEC: Kennedy Edwine Onyango, Director ~ Implementation Plan
- Digital Divide Rural Linkages Organization: Murori Jeremy Arimbi, Lecturer ~ Implementation Plan
- Kenya Youth Programs: Isaiah Namba ~ Implementation Plan
- Ikonzo Musanda Self Help Group: Francis Anyona, Project Coordinator ~ Implementation Plan
- Learning and Development Kenya: Philip Ndeta, Director ~ Implementation Plan
- John Osogo School: Calestous Juma ~ Implementation Plan
- Overcomers Visionary Faith Centre: Thomas Dan Mogaka, Program Coordinator ~ Implementation Plan
- Rianyakoria Self Help Group: Daniel Nyambati Magangi, Director ~ Implementation Plan
- Yes Kenya Network: Emmanuel Denis- a local affiliate of a global WCE Strategic Ally
Each Partner organisation will be approaching a Rotary Club for assistance with their computer project.
The total cash and in-kind value of this project includes the North American resale value of the computers generously donated in Canada and the USA.
The average annual income in Kenya is $1,700 and about 7% of the people are currently using the Internet.
eCorp trip planned. After the container arrives, we plan to recruit 10 tech volunteers for a two-week trip to Kenya. If you are interested in helping for 2 weeks in Kenya please contact: Kenya@WorldComputerExchange.org We will ask that you complete our eCorps Application.
| Total Funds Needed: | $10,000 |
| Funds Pledged So Far: | $10,000 |
