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4,000 Computers to Schools in Chile
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Children in Chile are benefiting from greater access to technology and the
Internet after receiving 4,000 computers sent by InterConnection.
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InterConnection Uganda Opens its Doors
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Individuals join together to create a giving community, pooling resources to benefit earthquake victims in Pakistan.
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Choose to Reuse |
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Recycling an unwanted computer is shortsighted considering the many benefits of
reuse.
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Summer tech program creates new road map for at-risk youths
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Thirteen at-risk youths have had a taste of success and discovered promising
career paths after 14 weeks volunteering at the Inter-Connection Computer Reuse
and Learning Center.
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4,000 Computers to Schools in Chile
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Children in Chile are benefiting from greater access to technology and the Internet after receiving
4,000 computers sent by InterConnection. The computers were initially sent to
the Chilean non profit Fundacion Todo Chilenter. Chilenter is distributing the
computers to schools throughout Chile.
Chilenter selected InterConnection for their ability to provide quality,
refurbished computers at minimal costs. This significant accomplishment took
six months, ten ocean containers, and numerous volunteers in Seattle who helped
with testing and preparing the computers.
This was InterConnection’s largest computer shipment project and we would like to
thank our volunteers for their help and especially the electronics recycler
Total Reclaim for providing a large portion of the computers. |
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InterConnection Uganda Opens its
Doors
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InterConnection Uganda officially launched its operations in Uganda in June,
2007. Attendees included Members of Parliament, permanent secretary of ICT, and
representative from Ministry of Education. The project was an outgrowth of the
Computers for Uganda project started by Hon. John Nsambu and Dr. Janet Graeber
of Forest Ridge High School in Seattle, Washington. For five years students from
Forest Ridge, Mt. Si and South Kitsap high schools collected second hand PCs,
refurbished them, shipped them to Uganda and visited in June/July every year for
installation and training in Primary and Secondary schools.
Computers for Uganda volunteer Fredrik Winsnes worked to set up a program that
would refurbish the computers in Uganda rather than in the United States. This
effort led to the establishment of InterConnection Uganda. Local refurbishing
provides important skills development, job and economic opportunities that
contribute to the sustainability of the project. InterConnection Seattle provided
guidance and computers to set up the center. The center has already received
two containers, 800 computers, from InterConnection Seattle.
See
www.interconnection-uganda.com
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Choose to Reuse |
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Recycling an unwanted computer is shortsighted considering the many benefits of
reuse. When you choose to reuse, you give your computer equipment a second life
and give opportunity to someone.
Our “Choose to Reuse” campaign encourages companies to make the charitable
choice and give their computers to non profits like
InterConnection that will refurbish them and give them to people in need.
Why not just recycle surplus computers?
More earth-friendly than recycling. Reuse extends the life of a working
computer. Reusing just one computer with a CRT monitor saves 147 lbs (17.5
gallons) of water from being polluted,
32 tons of air from being polluted and
1,333 lbs of CO2 from being emitted (Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)Completely
safe and secure. All data is securely wiped from hard drives
using DoD Standards.
Tax-deductible, given that you are making a donation.
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Summer tech program creates new road map for at-risk youths |
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Thirteen at-risk youths have had a taste of success and discovered promising
career paths after 14 weeks volunteering at the InterConnection Computer Reuse
and Learning Center.
The program is a newly formed partnership between
Digital Bridge Technical Academy
and InterConnection.
In an era when elementary school students are often more tech savvy than their
parents, it may seem unusual that many young people know little about computers,
beyond basic Internet skills. But high school dropouts from underserved
communities often don’t have ready access to technology and lack comfortable
familiarity with computers.
“When I first came here I didn’t know anything about computers but now, two
months later, I am building my own computer,” said 16-year-old James. “I know
the different components and parts, upgrades and add-ons.”
“Before I started I knew nothing, except Yahoo mail; I never thought I would be
good at this,” said 20-year-old Houda. “But now I can help people around me, who
often pay a lot for something that I can fix.”
For many young people, who lack job skills and face multiple barriers to
success, Digital Bridge has acted as a support system that has helped them avoid
falling through the cracks. It’s also changed their outlook on life.
“We have seen a marked increase in the confidence and ability our youth
participants demonstrate,” said Bill Wells, program manager of Digital Bridge.
“At the beginning of the summer the 13 students now graduating from the program
seemed to have a more limited view of themselves and their capabilities. Few had
specific knowledge of computer technology and would have been intimidated by the
inner workings of a PC. Now, these same young people have logged 350 hours of
service learning at Interconnection, building and refurbishing 410 computers.”
The confidence the students have gained from Digital Bridge not only shows
clearly in their technology performance, but also pervades other aspects of
their lives.
“Whereas prior to the summer the labels society had assigned, such as ‘drop-out’
and ‘at-risk’ were the primary labels these young people carried, they now have
a new road map to success and the sign-posts along the road carry different
messaging: ‘IT Professional,’ ‘College Student,’ and ‘Corporate Intern’,” said
Wells.
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WEBSITE DONATION SHOWCASE |
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Destiny Charity Foundation, Cameroon
www.destineecharity.org
Works to improve the quality of life of the indigenous people (pygmies) of
Cameroon by using donations and funding to provide education, health care and
community development projects.
Designed by Sara Ogsbury, a Virtual Volunteer.
Horizon Santé Development, Senegal
www.hsd.interconnection.org
Our vision is to address these issues through education, training and active
measures to improve the future for the Senegalese people.
Designed by Sarah Semark, a Virtual Volunteer.
Centre for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development, Nigeria
www.cessed.interconnection.org
To achieve sustainable socio-economic development through participatory
resources management.
Designed by Kelli Krieger, a Virtual Volunteer
The Children’s Health and Environmental Caretakers, Tanzania
www.chectanzania.interconnection.org
Our mission is to bring children, youth and nature together for the benefit of
both, to inspire and work with children and youth to clean up, fix up and
conserve our environment, and engage children and youth and community at large
in creating and sustaining health, dynamic outdoor spaces in schools and
communities, child rights.
Designed by
Ebantumedia a Virtual Volunteer.
The Toledo District Education Center, Belize
www.toledoeducationcenter.interconnection.org
Committed to the improvement of education at all levels of the local community.
Designed by Luis Zamora, a Virtual Volunteer.
Social Development International, Cameroon
www.sdi.interconnection.org
To empower communities to take action and promote social protection and
development.
Designed by Thierry Symphore Koyam a Virtual Volunteer.
Port of Spain Sister Cities Network
www.posatlscn.org
Promote Peace through mutual respect, cultural understanding through education
and cooperation.
Designed by Sean Russell, a Virtual Volunteer
Himalayan Village Education Trust, India
www.hive.interconnection.org
The long-term target of this organization is to setup small centers for
micro-level growth in the tribal ‘Gaddi’ rural areas, helping to arrest
migration of this semi-pastoral population towards urban areas.
Designed by Lakshmi Ganapathy, a Virtual Volunteer
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Computer Shipments
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80 to New World Villages, Belize June 2007
Mal and Elaine Moran received funds from Rotary to ship 80 Pentium 4
computers. Computers were used to set up labs at St. Peter Anglican Primary
School in Orange Walk, St. Matthew Anglican Primary School, Julian Cho
Technical Secondary School and the Little Flower Roman Catholic Primary School.
420 to The Rotary Club of San Ignacio, Belize, May 2007
Andre Lopez with Rotary Belize arranged for a donation of 420 computers to
three high schools in the San Ignacio district of Belize.
210 to Makhoarane Primary School, South Africa, August
2007
Sefrioui-Badissy Foundation arranged for a donation of 210 computers to the
Makhoarane Primary School in South Africa.
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MICROSOFT SELECTS INTERCONNECTION TO REFURBISH COMPUTERS |
Microsoft selected InterConnec-tion once again refurbish computers for
community technology learning centers. InterConnection received 167 computers
from Microsoft which were refurbished and provided to non profits in Canada and
the U.S. |
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NEW ONLINE STORE Quality,
refurbished laptops, Pentium 4s and peripherals are now available online. See
www.shop.interconnection.org |
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FUNDED TRANSPORTATION FOR COMPUTER SHIPMENTS TO SCHOOLS
The U.S. Department of Defense
recently reactivated its Funded Transportation Program. This program offers free
ocean freight shipping for charitable aid to schools and orphanages abroad.
Computers are considered charitable aid. For details see
http://maps.bcs-gis.com/dentonfunded |
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FREE SOFTWARE CLASSES Anyone who volunteers at the InterConnection Computer Reuse and Learning
Center for 10 hours can take free classes in Internet basics, computer basics
and Microsoft Office software. For details
contact Eimear O’Neill at
eimear@interconnection.org
Funding for these courses was made available by the City of Seattle’s Bill
Wright Technology Fund, the Seattle Foundation, and Regis Family Community Fund. |
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JUST $50 PROVIDES A CHILD WITH A COMPUTER Help us get
technology to those in need by making a safe online donation.
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Contact Us |
InterConnection
(206) 310-4547
info@intonnection.org
2222 N Pacific St
Seattle, WA 98103 |
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