Exchanges
Exchange is at the heart of our work: Ideas and understanding. Cross cultural education and service programs. So much can be accomplished when we open our world, deepen our understanding and exchange resources.
Though our Exchange programs, WCE brings together a diverse network of universities, students, academic professionals and civic leaders around a shared mission of bridging the digital divide. By contributing their talents, resources and knowledge to create a better, more sustainable future, WCE Exchange participants demonstrate the power of sharing knowledge, self sufficiency, understanding, and cultural exchange. WCE has three programs for campuses to get involved. For more information on these programs contact: Exchanges@worldcomputerexchange.org
University Exchange Program
WCE's University Exchange program gives colleges and universities the opportunity to exchange faculty, students, content, curriculum, and equipment between a US or Canadian university and a select university from a developing countries. WCE has relationships with universities in the following countries: Costa Rica, D.R. Congo, Ecuador, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Malawi, Moçambique, Nicaragua, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia.
Campus Volunteers
From college campuses to high schools classrooms, students are demonstrating that taking action locally has the power to improve lives and give hope to youths thousands of miles away. And as students get involved and help others they develop a sense of giving back and responsibility for the world around them. Here are some ideas for how students can take easy and fun action and make a positive difference in the lives of thousands of youth.
- Host a fundraising event for one of our projects
- Have a campus collection day when faculty, staff, students, parents and friends donate personal computers
- Have campus volunteers spend a day loading Ubuntu and Open Office on the computers
- Student tech teams configure servers
- Volunteers from campus help with entrepreneurial projects in e-waste, solar & potable water
- Volunteers research educational and health content to be installed in all WCE computers
- Volunteers over 21 join WCE eCorps trips to help train, upgrade and trouble-shoot
WCE College Chapter
More than anything, WCE is about volunteerism. And it is through the valuable work of our Chapters that WCE has been able to establish over 2,650 computer labs in 43 developing countries connecting 1+ million youth to the Internet every year. If there's not a Chapter in your area and you are interested in starting a WCE chapter at your college, contact Exchanges@worldcomputerexchange.org and we will let you know what is entailed in establishing and running a WCE chapter. Here are some ideas for chapter activities:
- Recruit and Support Volunteers for eCorps, Programme Officers, and work of the Chapter
- Education links, research, and online and onsite capacity building
- Press coverage for your College, WCE, our partnership, and the other University
- Fund Raising to Sponsor shipping, tech team visit and services
- Gathering, refurbishing and packing equipment
For more information about getting your campus involved with WCE contact Exchanges@worldcomputerexchange.org
