Computers Distributed to Peace Corps Volunteers in Honduras

Peace Corps volunteers worked steadily to get local schools in Honduras ready for computers.
Six Peace Corps Volunteers in various parts of Honduras are helping local schools in the communities where they are based become oriented to the shipment of 200 used Pentium 3 (and some P4) computers to World Vision from World Computer Exchange with $6,284 raised from Rotary Clubs and individuals in the USA.;

The six Peace Corps Volunteers arranged for World Vision to be the consignee receiving this shipment and seeing that it gets to the 22 schols and communities that have provided part of the financial donations. The communities:  Mercedes, Las Vegas, Barracito, Banderias, Chaguites, Miraflores, El Coral, Plan de Rosario, San Antonio, El Tular, Limoncito, Cruz Alta, San Jose Jocatán, Laguna Seca, Yuscaran, La Lima, El Playon, Planes de Playon, Pashapa, Yaruconte, and San Juan.

This was WCE's first shipment to Honduras ~ our 41st country!  This was WCE's 122nd shipment.

The Chatham Rotary Club in Massachusetts and the Clayton Rotary Club in Missouri each donated funds toward this shipment.  

18 of the 200 computers in this shipment went to the youth school in a prison in Danli run by Hope Fellowship Ministries of Mountain Movers Missions International.

Bob Klepper is the WCE Programme Officer for Honduras.  He helped to get this shipment organized and led the fund raising for the $6,284 from financial Sponsors toward the sourcing and shipping costs. 

SPONSORS:  Lynda Bowen, Sandra Bukowski, Michael Cestroni, Chatham Massachusetts Rotary Club, Alexander & Maya Cherney, Clayton Missouri Rotary Club, Pamela Cooney & Timothy Anderson, Monica Eargle, Edward Gow, Laurie Hannon, Marilynn Holman, Christopher Juergens, Bob Klepper, Ann & Don Kornblet, Marilyn LaCasse, Peter McBride, Kirsten McClain, Marlyn Meredith, Bronwen Morgan, Ben Senturia, Arden-Marie Silvers, Susan Smolen, Brian Terkelsen, and Larry & Jean Wickline.

After this shipment arrives, WCE will schedule another container and a visit by one of our eCorps tech teams.  We are currently seeking a company to help with part of the costs for this visit. We are also planning a project to identify appropriate electronic recycling in Honduras and increase public awareness in Honduras of the need to recycle appropriately.

WCE has shipped computers to schools assisted by Peace Corps Volunteers in: Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Malawi, Moldova, Philippines, Senegal, Tanzania