Rotary Project in Bolivia

So far, the Santa Cruz Rotary Club has raised $8,100 toward this shipment for their match.  Our contact at this Rotary is William Torrico who used to be the Rotary District Governor for Bolivia.

We  hope to involve the Catholic Church as they manage most of the public schools for the government.  We also hope that this shipment will also place some computers with the local branch libraries of the national library system. The WCE president met many of the key players last year when in Bolivia. 

Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar in Sucre will be importing computers for its 1,200 students and for 60 children and many young adults in projects that the university supports.  Julio Garrett Aillón, the Rector was referred by the Bolivian Embassy in Ottawa.

Peace Corps Volunteers are likely to be involved in helping in the areas where they are located again in this shipment - if they return to Bolivia by the time of this shipment.

WCE has a Board member from Bolivia, David Lozano.  He used to work for a variety of development agencies and mining companies in Bolivia and is committed to making this project a success - and use it to leverage additional shipments. He is now the Executive Director of the Kopling Foundation in Santa Cruz that may also wish to receive some of these computers.

This will be WCE's 8th shipment to Bolivia. The average GDP per capita in Bolivia is $4,500 and about 10% use the Internet. 

We hope that in the future, we will be able to go forward with a more comprehensive project in Bolivia.  This would include sending eCorps team and providing capacity building as needed - as well as taking additional steps related to proper disposal of electronic waste. You can see a copy of the plan for phase 1 of this larger project here:  Implementation Plan

BY CHECK:  If you wish to donate to this shipment via a check on a bank in the USA or Canada,  please include the note "Bolivia-Rotary" on your check and mail it to: WCE 936 Nantasket Ave. Hull, Mass. 02045 USA.

BY CREDIT CARD:  If you are going to use the Network For Good green link at the bottom to donate to this shipment, please enter "Bolivia-Rotary" in one of the boxes on the form (their fee is 4.75%).

PAYPAL:  If you have a PayPal account, you can also give via PayPal if you have set up an account with them (their fee is 2.9%) - please send us an e-mail at Bolivia@WorldComputerExchange.org when you do so it is credited to Bolivia-Rotary.

PEACE CORPS:  If you are a family or friend contibuting for computers for a community assisted by a Peace Corps Volunteer - please enter both "Bolivia" AND the name of the PCV whom you are helping. 

We will send you a tax deductible receipt if you are in the USA.  Our affiliate WCE-Canada can send you ar receipt if you donate to them.  We send a cc to Daavid Lozano so that he will know who has donated to this project.