Eugene/Portland, OR

WCE Eugene/Portland Office

Contact

Location Eugene/Portland, Oregon
Coordinator Lorraine Kerwood
Email LKerwood@WorldComputerExchange.org
Phone (541) 686-2366
Drop Off NextStep Recycling
2101 W 10th
Eugene, Oregon 97402

Status

Not Accepting Dropoffs Contact the email address or phone number above for more information.

Working with NextStep Recycling.

Activities

  • Acquiring computer donations in Oregon from individuals and companies.
  • Recruiting adults with good technology skills from Oregon to help WCE partners in developing countries to develop an implementation plan for the use of used computers in their local schools.
  • Recruiting K-12 teachers in Oregon to act as sister-teachers to teachers in developing countries that are new to technology.
  • Recruiting community service programs in Oregon high schools and universities to help with our local activities and to staff online help desks for a group of schools in a developing country that are new to technology.
  • Recruiting a small team of volunteer "Internet Ambassadors" from Oregon high schools and universities who are willing to visit and train local youth about technology and the Internet in exchange for learning about local history and culture.

Volunteering

We need volunteers from Eugene/Portland to help to accomplish the following five tasks (Roles Within WCE Offices):

  • Computer Donations Team
  • Inventory, Test, and Pack the Donated Computers
  • Coordinate public computer donation events and related marketing
  • Recruit participation of local universities and high schools
  • Raise sponsorship funds to help WCE Partners with the last 1/3 of the sourcing and shipping costs

WCE also needs volunteers to provide online support to WCE partners in developing countries in the following three roles (Online Volunteer Roles)

  • Online Tech Support Volunteer
  • Online Content Support Volunteer
  • Online Telecenter Management Support Volunteer