Computers 4 Africa Donating Old PCs and Providing Education in Africa Samiko Kusano.

Computers 4 Africa

Donating Old PCs and

Providing Education in Africa

Samiko Kusano

Table of Contents

1. About Computers 4 Africa

2. Their Sustainability

3. Factsheet

4. Impact on People, Planet, and Profit

5. References

About Computers 4 Africa

Non-Profit organization Mission: “Help lift Africa out of the poverty trap by

equipping the next generation to work in a global environment”

Activity Flows

Collecting PCsRefurbish to

excellent condition

Provide and install in Africa

Provide educational

program

Their Sustainability Globally

Goal: Reducing E-waste

Motto: “less damage and more sustainable on the earth”

Solution: Persist in “reuse” instead of “recycle”

Locally and Nationally Goal: Reducing educational and economical gap

Motto: “teach a man to fish”

Solution: Selling equipment at the best price available in locality

Their Sustainability Individually

Educational program for children

Training program for teachers

“Sustainability Cycle”

Get Educated

and Skilled

Get Higher Income

Job

Economic Growth

Reduce Poverty

Factsheet (2014)

Over 1,450,000 children have had benefit 20-24 children / PC

It had shipped to 22 countries for last 10 years “Got honor of “Carbon Neutral Company”

“0 % to landfill policy”

Katete Improved Cook Stove Project

Impact People in Africa

Skilled people can get jobs and earn higher wage than average.

Higher income let them get food, medicine and education.

PlanetAchieved reducing E-waste

Profit Donation/sponsorship from people Made consistent partnership with Microsoft

Conclusion

Your old PC equipment can help people out from

poverty!

References

Computers 4 Africahttp://www.computers4africa.org.uk/index.php

Digital Pipelinehttp://www.digitalpipeline.org/index.php

The Carbon Neutral http://www.carbonneutral.com/