Philadelphia, PA

WCE Philadelphia Chapter

Contact

Status

Accepting Dropoffs Contact the email address above for more information.

Seeking new donated storage/testing space so we are limited in the quantity at any given time. Always looking for people with vans driving to carry computers on their way to DC or Boston.

Activities

• Acquiring computer donations in Philadelphia from individuals and companies.
• Recruiting adults with good technology skills from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to act as sister-teachers to teachers in developing countries that are new to technology.
• Recruiting community service programs in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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