Computer Aid International

{{Short description|Not-for-profit organization}}

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| type = International organisation

| founded_date = 1997

| registration_id = 1069256

| founder = Tony Roberts

| location = 33 Foley Street, London, W1W 7TL, UK

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| area_served = Worldwide

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| website = {{URL|https://www.computeraid.org/}}

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Computer Aid International is a not-for-profit organisation active in the field of Information and Communication Technologies for Development. A registered charity, Computer Aid was founded in 1997 to bridge the digital divide by providing refurbished PCs from the UK to educational and non-profit organisations in developing countries.

Computer Aid has provided over 267,000 refurbished computers to educational institutions and not-for-profit organisations in more than 110 countries.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

Organization

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Computer Aid International is a non-governmental organisation registered with the Charity Commission of England & Wales and is a not-for-profit social business.

Computer Aid has offices in London, South Africa and Kenya. At the Africa HQ in Nairobi,

Computer Aid has a board of trustees that meet quarterly to provide strategic direction and fiduciary oversight.

Denis Goldberg was Computer Aid's Honorary Patron.

Strategy

Computer Aid offers a decommissioning service to UK companies, government departments and universities that are upgrading their computer systems – donated PCs are data-wiped, refurbished and tested.[http://www.computeraid.org/weee-guide.asp Charity's website, How we work] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716233055/http://www.computeraid.org/weee-guide.asp |date=2011-07-16 }} Non profit organisations in the developing world can apply for refurbished computers for educational projects.[http://www.computeraid.org/apply.asp Charity's website, Apply for computers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201154824/http://www.computeraid.org/apply.asp |date=2010-12-01 }} They also run their own projects, such as Digital Schools where computer labs are set up.

UK IT Donors

Computer Aid has partnered with Tier 1 to offer a secure service to UK companies and organisations replacing their hardware. The charity provides end-of-life IT asset management services, which include data removal, computer refurbishment, reuse, and recycling.

See also

References

Further reading

  • {{cite book|title=Report on Low-Power PC Research Project|publisher=Computer Aid International|year=2009|pages=9|url=http://www.computeraid.org/pdffiles/Report%20on%20Low-Power%20PC%20Research%20Project%20April%202009.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911015307/http://www.computeraid.org/pdffiles/Report%20on%20Low-Power%20PC%20Research%20Project%20April%202009.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-09-11}}
  • {{cite book|title=Why Reuse is Better Than Recycling|publisher=Computer Aid International|year=2010|pages=4|url=http://www.computeraid.org/uploads/ICTs-and-the-Environment---Special-Report-1---Reuse-(Aug10).pdf}}
  • {{cite book|title=WEEE Directive Ver. 2.0 – What Europe Must Do|publisher=Computer Aid International|year=2010|pages=4|url=http://www.computeraid.org/uploads/Special-Report-2.pdf|access-date=2010-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321150136/http://www.computeraid.org/uploads/Special-Report-2.pdf|archive-date=2011-03-21|url-status=dead}}