Winnipeg, MB

About World Computer Exchange Chapters

World Computer Exchange depends on chapter volunteers to help us accomplish our mission. Volunteers help:

• Raise Sponsorship funds to help WCE Partners with the last 1/3 of the sourcing and shipping costs (this includes Rotary Clubs)
• Coordinate marketing for public computer donation events, eCorps recruitment, volunteer recruitment, speakers bureau, and press releases for shipments
• Pick-up, inventory, test and pack donated used computers
• 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
• Recruit, organize and nurture volunteers to help with Chapter & field work including for eWaste, eCorps, and capacity building

About the Winnipeg Chapter

Our Winnipeg Chapter is always looking for volunteers from the area. Currently we are looking for new donated storage/testing space so we can expand our efforts.

Interested in volunteering? Let us know by filling out our volunteer form.

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We can only accept working Pentium 4 and above desktop computer sets (minimum for laptops is P3). When we pick-up donations, we ask for a voluntary pick-up donation of $10 per computer to help us cover our transportation and storage costs.

See Gear We Can Use for more gear ideas to donate.

News

Thank you to Sentinel Self Sortage for their generous donation of storage space.

Svjetlana Mlinarevic  is the first WCE Winnipeg Coordinator.  She was previously WCE Ottawa Coordinator.

Marc Schaeffer, the Coordinator of RESPECT International and resident of Winnipeg is the Board Chair of World Computer Exchange - Canada, a registered charity in Canada.

Volunteer Activities

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

• Pick-up, inventory, test and pack donated used computers
• Coordinate public computer donation events and related marketing
• Recruit local universities and high schools for WCE exchanges
• Raise Sponsor 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 Winnipeg, as Programme Officers, or as a tech volunteer on one of our eCorps trips