CIDA Countries

CIDA Countries

Sponsor Benefits

• WCE to work with your staff to build a PR campaign to get visibility for your donation
• Premier positioning on all WCE promotional materials and on the WCE website
• Your corporate logo featured at the ceremonial unloading -highly visible in local press
• Customized, in-country public relations opportunities and VIP events, the opportunity to speak at the formal opening ceremony and press conference in the developing country
• Linked logo on WCE website with 100 word story
• Volunteer opportunities for your employee

BÉNIN: Droit Devoir et Développement Durable, Gbeou Urbain, CDN$6,300 for 200 computers to connect ten schools with 25,000 youth. (Implementation Plan) D4 Director: Gbeou N. Urbain. WCE has shipped to Bénin before. WCE is currently looking for a team to help seek a Sponsor for the final 1/3 (CDN$6,300) needed to source, test, pack, and ship to deliver these 200 computers to the port of Cotonou. Sponsor part or all of this container now. ~ Please designate for: Bénin.

BOLIVIA: Fundación Cultural Quipus is a private, Bolivian, not-for-profit organization created in 1985 by a group of prestigious Bolivian artists, intellectuals and businesspeople. Its mission is to promote the revaluation of Bolivian cultures and stimulate the collective self-valuation of a population with the capacity to resolve its problems and elevate its quality of life through programs and projects involving museums, education, technology, sanitation, water, handicrafts, and economic activities. Fundación Cultural Quipus is working with Plan International and the Municipality of Guaqui to connect to the Internet the following: 10 schools and 2,000 students in Guaqui, the new Cultural, Ecological, Tourism, Handicraft, and Railroad Complex on the shores of Lake Titicaca that Quipus is developing, as well as a number of community telecenters together with Plan International in Bolivian communities where Plan is working. Plan International will provide training and educational content. The Canadian Government is providing partial funding for this project. Members of Rotary International Clubs around Ottawa are involved in both Canada and in Bolivia. Bolivia has an average annual income of $2,600 per person. About 3% of people -- few of them poor -- use the Internet in Bolivia. (Implementation Plan) This is the fourth WCE shipment to the various projects, museums, and initiatives of Quipus. Fundación Cultural Quipus Presidente: Peter McFarren. Jana Sedivy and the WCE Ottawa team have begun to seek individuals, groups, Rotary clubs, and companies to contribute toward the last 1/3 (CDN$12,800 Canadian) needed to deliver 420 computers inland to Guaqui. Sponsor part of all of this container now. ~ Please designate for: Bolivia.

In the Sucre Children's Museum in Bolivia

CAMEROON: iEARN - SchoolNet Cameroon, is a member of the International Education and Resource Network (iEARN), a non-profit global network that enables young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative educational projects. iEARN helps teachers and students establish multi-country online learning projects that help improve learning via the Internet while increasing cross-cultural understanding and opening up new opportunities for the participating youth. iEARN is in 110 countries and is one of WCE's 24 Strategic Allies. CDN$11,500 for 400 computers to connect 15 schools with 7,500 students. (Implementation Plan) Country Director: Francois Donfack. WCE has shipped to Cameroon before. Alex Mbianda is seeking individual, group, Rotary Club, and corporate Sponsors for the last 1/3 (CDN$11,500) needed to source, test, pack, and ship these 400 computers to the port of Yaounde Sponsor part or all of this container now. ~ Please designate for: Cameroon.

Francois Donfack with Timothy Anderson

GHANA: Agent of Change (AOC) is seeking 200 computers to connect four secondary schools with 6,000 students. AOC was formed by some socially informed people with disabilities in Agotime Kpetoe in the Volta Region of Ghana. AOC's main purpose is to assist the needy especially the disabled, women, orphans and children through education, sensitization and capacity building workshops and other well-integrated poverty-reduction programs. AOC will help prepare the schools and train the teaches and ensure that computers are connected to the internet so that disadvantaged, deprived and vulnerable youth between the ages of 12 and 19 will have access to a good ICT Technology education as well as have free access to the Internet during school hours. AOC's long-term plan is to work to connect schools and centres in all 15 districts of the Volta Region. AOC will work with iEARN Ghana. They are approaching the Ho Rotary Club to see about working together. (Implementation Plan) AOC Executive Secretary: Francis Paul Fiavi. WCE has shipped to Ghana before. Ghana's average annual income is $2,300 with 1% using the Internet. WCE is currently looking for a team to help seek a Sponsor for the last 1/3 (US$6,300) needed to source, test, pack, and ship these 200 computers to the port of Tema. Sponsor part or all of this container now. ~ Please designate for: Ghana.

Honduras, 200 computers to connect 20 Schools with 5,000 students assisted by the Northern New England Rotary District. Contact: Jenn Kovolski. WCE is currently looking for a team to help seek a Sponsor for the last 1/3 (CDN$6,300) needed to source, test, pack, and ship these 200 computers to Puerto Cortes. Sponsor part or all of this container now. ~ Please designate for: Honduras.

KENYA: lorious Poverty Eradication Programmes (GPEP) is a humanitarian NGO working in the arid and semi-arid regions of upper Ukambani in Eastern Province of Kenya. Since 2001, it has worked by building partnerships and programs with other NGO's and donors that help to enable adults, youth and children in their communities improve their lives. They are requesting 200 computers (including 10 Power Macs) to connect 10 community centres and 7 schools with 18,500 youth. They are working with the Rotary Club of Nairobi. GPEP is planning on providing iEARN training for the participating teachers. Nirvana Cable of Project Paradice - USA have expressed willingness to provide for wireless internet connections to the schools. (Implementation Plan) GPEP Executive Director: David M. Muoka. WCE has shipped to Kenya before. Kenya's average annual income is $1,200 with 1% using the Internet. WCE is currently looking for a team to help seek a Sponsor for the last 1/3 (CDN$6,300) needed to source, test, pack, and ship these 200 computers to the port of Mombasa. Sponsor part or all of this container now. ~ Please designate for: Kenya-GPEP.

KENYA: Ikonzo Musanda Self Help Group, $5,300 for 200 computers to connect 15 secondary schools with 10,000 youth. They are working with the Kakamega Rotary Club. (Implementation Plan) Ikonjo Project Director: Francis Anyona. WCE has shipped to Kenya before. Kenya's average annual income is $1,200 with 1% using the Internet. WCE is currently looking for a team to help seek a Sponsor for the last 1/3 (CDN$6,300) needed to source, test, pack, and ship these 200 computers to the port of Mombasa. Sponsor part or all of this container now. ~ Please designate for: Kenya-Ikonzo.

MALAWI: Sustainable Development Initiatives (SDI) is a local non-profit making Non Governmental Organization working with underprivileged rural communities in Malawi. The organization's mission is to empower the poor people to identify and maximize their potential so that they can become socially and economically self-reliant. The organization undertakes programs that are usually difficult to be supported by the government and other conventional donors. Sustainable Development Initiatives (SDI) and the Rotary Club of Mzuzu are seeking 400 computers to help connect 25,000 youth in 17 Rural Schools and 6 rural community centers. SDI in collaboration with Mzuzu University and other ICT institutions will assist in the installation and maintenance of the computers. Parents will contribute to the costs of getting and maintaining the computers. SchoolNet Malawi is assisting with the design of the project and the training of the teachers. WCE has previously sent a shipment to Malawi to the USAID for several groups being assisted by Peace Corps volunteers. This support will go along way in raising the hope and future of Malawian population especially the youths. This project will have far reaching socio-economic benefits not only to rural poor youths but also to the national development. (Implementation Plan) SDI President: Griffin Yedwa Ulemu Zgambo. WCE has shipped to Malawi before. Malawi's average annual income is $600 with 1% using the Internet. WCE is currently looking for a team to help seek a Sponsor for the last 1/3 (CDN$13,200) needed to source, test, pack, and ship these 400 computers to Lilongwe. Sponsor part or all of this container now. ~ Please designate for: Malawi.

NICARAGUA, Red de Desarrollo Sostenible de Nicaragua for 400 computers to connect 20 schools with 8,000 youth. and WCE Chicago team. Red contact: Jose Ignacio Lopez. The average annual per person income in Nicaragua is $2,800 per year and 2% are currently Internet users. WCE Volunteers Jack O'Donnell and his WCE Chicago Team and Javier Arguello in Santiago are seeking Sponsors for the last cdn$9,700 needed to source, test, and pack the 400 computers to the port of Bluefields. Shipping is being donated. Sponsor part or all of this container now. ~ Please designate for: Nicaragua

PAKISTAN: The Afghan Welfare Center (AWC) began in 1982 as a humanitarian nonprofit; much in of its recent work assists Afghan refugees living in Pakistan. Long years of war and Taliban rule destroyed much of Afghanistan’s infrastructure and society, leaving the Afghan people with few opportunities and little hope for the future. AWC’s IT literacy project aims to rebuild the country’s health and education sectors. AWC is partnering with WCE to establish computer labs in refugee camps while also working to help educational institutions throughout Afghanistan. AWC is exploring working with YES Pakistan. The average annual per person income in Pakistan is $2,400 per year and 1% are currently Internet users. (See Their Implementation Plan) AWC Managing Director: Dr. Fareed Pushtoonyar. Muhammad Irfan Niaz and the WCE Santa Barbara team are seeking individual, group, Rotary Club, and corporate Sponsors for the last 1/3 (CDN$7,500) needed to get 200 computer sets to Peshawar. Sponsor part or all of this container now. ~ Please designate for: Pakistan.

RWANDA: Association Des Femmes Pour La Promotion De La Sante Dans Les Milieux Ruraux, $6,500 for 200 computers to connect 9 schools with 8 youth. (Implementation Plan) A.FE.PRO.SA.MI.R Director: Philippe Rwangeyo. WCE has shipped to Rwanda before. WCE is currently looking for a team to help seek a Sponsor for the last 1/3 (CDN7,500) needed to source, test, pack, and ship to deliver these 200 computers to Kigali. Sponsor part or all of this container now. ~ Please designate for: Rwanda.

SÉNÉGAL: Mission Shalom leading a shared container of 200 computers to connect 10 centres with 8,000 youth. iEARN Sénégal and YES Sénégal are helping develop this project. Contact: Pastor Andy Kings. WCE has shipped to Sénégal before. Lettie Herr of WCE Louisville is seeking individual, group, Rotary Club, and corporate Sponsors for the last CDN$6,300 (1/3) needed to source, test, pack, and ship these 200 computer sets to the port of Dakar. Sponsor part or all of this container now. ~ Please designate for: Sénégal.

TANZANIA: Orphans Foundation Fund, CDN$6,300 for 200 computers to connect 20 schools and orphanages with 6,200 youth. (Implementation Plan) Orghans Programme Coordinator: Emmanuel Makongoro. WCE has shipped to Tanzania before. WCE is currently looking for a team to help seek a Sponsor for the final 1/3 (CDN$6,300) needed to source, test, pack, and ship to deliver these 200 computers to the port of Dar es Salaam. Sponsor part or all of this container now. ~ Please designate for: Tanzania.

VIET NAM: The Hue University Learning Resource Center (LRC) provides advanced education resources as well as online training and teaching programs. The LRC, a gateway for information access and exchange with other universities in Viet Nam and internationally, was developed with the help of U.S. business people who fought in the war between their countries. LRC received 100 computers in 2003 in WCE’s pilot project within the World Economic Forum’s global digital divide initiative. LRC agreed as part of this pilot to help connect local schools to the Internet. WCE arranged for the computers to be donated by Siemens in Germany and for DHL to donate their delivery to Hue. All 100 computers continue to work, giving students in five nearby schools access to the Internet. LRC will share this container of computers with the Institute for Social Development Studies. Viet Nam has an average annual income of $2,700 per person. About 4% of people -- few of them poor -- use the Internet in Viet Nam.(See Their Implementation Plan) LRC Director: Huynh Dinh Chien. Florence Gwite and Anand Wagle and the WCE Dallas team are seeking individual, group, Rotary Club, and corporate Sponsors for the last 1/3 (CDN$6,300) needed to deliver these 200 computers to schools around Hue and for health centres of the Institute. Sponsor part or all of this container now. ~ Please designate for: Viet Nam.

Siemens donating WCE computers to Hue Univ.

ZAMBIA: Project Educate, CDN$13,200 for 400 computers to connect schools with youth. (Implementation Plan) Project Educate Coordinator: Mbao Mwiya-Ngula. WCE has shipped to Zambia before. WCE is currently looking for a team to help seek a Sponsor for the final 1/3 (CDN$13,200) needed to source, test, pack, and ship to deliver these 200 computers to the port of Lomé. Sponsor part or all of this container now. ~ Please designate for: Zambia.

In Zambia trying out a computer from WCE

Plans for containers for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to be added soon.

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READY IN CIDA PRIORITY COUNTRIES FOR SHIPMENTS IN 2006 !