Toronto ON
About World Computer Exchange Chapters
World Computer Exchange depends on chapter volunteers to help us accomplish our mission. Volunteers help:
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Raise Sponsorship funds to help WCE Partners with the last 1/3 of the sourcing and shipping costs (this includes Rotary Clubs)
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Coordinate marketing for public computer donation events, eCorps recruitment, volunteer recruitment, speakers bureau, and press releases for shipments
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Pick-up, inventory, test and pack donated used computers
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Recruit eCorps tech volunteers from local universities and community and organize Speakers Bureau and work with local universities and high schools on community service, pairings, interns
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Recruit, organize and nurture volunteers to help with Chapter & field work including for eWaste, eCorps, and capacity building
About the Toronto Chapter
Our Toronto Chapter is always looking for volunteers from the area.
Interested in volunteering? Let us know by filling out our volunteer form.
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| Location | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Coordinator | |
| Toronto@WorldComputerExchange.org | |
| Drop Off | By appointment 5343 Select Court, Mississauga. Mississauga, ON email or call 905-502-6894. |
Our WCE-Canada volunteers sometimes are able to pick-up larger quantities.
Our new Coordinator, is seeking donations of working Pentium 3 and above computers and working color 15"-19"monitors that are less than 9 years old. See Gear We Can Use for more donation ideas.
Activities
- Acquiring computer donations in greater Toronto area from individuals and companies.
- Recruiting adults with good technology skills from Toronto 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 Toronto to act as sister-teachers to teachers in developing countries that are new to technology.
- Recruiting community service programs in Edmonton 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 Toronto 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 Toronto to help to accomplish the following five tasks:
- Pick-up, inventory, test and pack donated used 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
- Recruit volunteers to help WCE with our work in the field or to be a tech volunteer on one of our eCorps trips
News
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November 2009: WCE is beginning to assemble a WCE Steering Committee to guide WCE activities in the Toronto area. Initial individuals include:
- Nikki Whaites, WCE-Canada Board of Directors;
- Danny Perovic a former member of the WCE-Canada Board of Directors
- Alex Tcherniakhovski, WCE Programme Officer for Ukraine
- Jon Alexander
- David Kong, WCE Toronto Coordinator
June 2009: WCE announces new WCE Toronto Coordinator: David Kong.
July 2008: Nissan donated 190 working Pentium 3 and above computers to WCE. These were taken to Ottawa and consolidated with computers being collected there to be part of their next container shipment. August 2008 Nissan Canada Helps to Recycle Computers and Cut Down on Waste
May 2008: Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute, a high school in Toronto, recently gathered 15 working Pentium 3 and above computers as part of their campaign put together for their grade 12 Canadian and World Issues class. They have taken on the issue of technology (computer) aid in third world countries and have chosen the World Computer Exchange as their partner organization to help these computers reach those countries. "We were searching for an organization that could help us with our class campaign when we came across the World Computer Exchange website. After reading through what the organization does, we agreed that this was the best choice. Some of the other organizations we located did not provide us with the information we were looking for but thankfully we found it here" said Amal Omar.
Honor Roll of Donors
- Nissan Canada
- Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute
