Computer Aid International

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Computer Aid International

• Anja ffrench
• Supply Officer

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Introduction

• Our mission
• About Computer Aid International
• Bridging the Digital Divide
• Our IT donors and partners
• ICT and Distance Education
• AMREF e-learning for nurses
• eLearning at Kenyatta University
• Atlas Education in Latin America

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Mission

• Computer Aid International has two key functions
• To provide a professional PC decommissioning
  service to businesses and individuals with
  rigorous data-security and environmentally
  friendly disposal of PCs and related peripherals.
• To help bridge the digital divide between rich
  and poor by fully refurbishing the PCs and
  redistributing them to where they are most needed
  in developing countries.

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About Computer Aid International

• Established in 1997, Computer Aid International
  is a registered charity (no. 1069256) and company
  limited by guarantee (no.3442679).
• Computer Aid is the worlds largest not for
  profit supplier of refurbished computers to
  schools and community organisations in developing
  countries.
• We have knowledge, expertise and professionalism
  in the development field

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Bridging the Digital Divide

• No accurate figures available on quantity of PCs
  being discarded in the UK.
• We can however assume that it is in the millions.
  We know that around 2 million are sent to
  recycling plants, but dont know what happens to
  the remainder.
• The vast majority of school children in the
  developing world have never touched a PC
• One refurbished PC provides 6,000 hrs of computer
  access time

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Some of our donors include
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Some of our partners include
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ICT and Distance Education

• AMREF e-learning for nurses
• eLearning at Kenyatta University
• Atlas Education in Latin America

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• Kenya critical nursing shortage
• AMREF has created an electronic training
  programme
• Upgrade nurses from certificate to diploma level
• 80 hour E-learning curriculum and will be
  deployed in 32 regional training centres.
• This e-learning programme was launched in
  September 2005

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• It is a collaboration between AMREF, the Nursing
  Council of Kenya and Accenture
• Accenture have funded this project, 1.7 million
  dollars cash gift and 1.2 million dollars worth
  of consulting
• Goal to bring 26,000 nurses to diploma-level
  certification in five years
• Without computer technology training so many
  nurses would normally take 100 years under
  traditional methods

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• The diploma will enable nurses to deliver basic
  health services, and manage and treat new and
  re-emerging diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria
  and tuberculosis
• Computers are being distributed to medical
  training colleges throughout Kenya
• Students have a roster to give everyone a chance
  to use the computers
• They have ordered 4000 computers from Computer
  Aid, we have so far provided them with 597
• www.amref.org

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• The Kenyatta University e-Learning (KUeL)
• The African Virtual University, is a World Bank
  initiated project established in 1996
• To help bridge the digital divide in Africa
  especially by building capabilities in science
  and engineering
• Kenya one of the beneficiaries of this project
• Offers degrees in 5 areas, arts, commerce,
  education, science, and environmental studies
• Also offers postgraduate courses up to doctoral
  level in education, arts and science

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• Kenyatta e-learning aims to
• Increase provision
• Increase enrolment in science courses
• Build capacity
• Contributes to bridging the digital divide
• Increase participation of women in science and
  engineering

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• Around 12,000 students in Kenya are currently
  enrolled on e-learning courses
• Computer Aid has so far provided Kenyatta
  University with 900 computers.
• www.ku.ac.ke

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• ATLAS encompasses 21 countries, all the Latin
  American countries and Spain and Portugal as well
  as some Spanish speaking schools in the US
• Formed by partners, schools, coordinators,
  teachers and students in Latin America, Spain and
  Portugal
• Aims to provide IT education to children and
  adults from all backgrounds from urban slums to
  remote rural areas.
• Atlas is a multilingual, virtual human network

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Atlas

• Schools in the project are part of an online
  community
• They are able to communicate with each other via
  the web.
• It teaches the use of computers through using
  computers
• Children interact with children of the same age
  across the globe, sharing experiences and
  building understanding and respect of different
  cultures.

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• Groups of pupils, teachers and parents create
  Retratos (multimedia documents) which are posted
  on the project site and shared with schools
  across the globe.
• Then end product of the whole project is Atlas of
  Diversity
• ATLAS works with partners in each country it
  operates and has project officers on the ground

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• Participation has surpassed expectations, 49,000
  children and young people, and 39,000 teachers
  and young coordinators are enrolled on ATLAS
  courses.
• 1,380 schools are currently taking part in ATLAS
  courses
• Computer Aid to date has provided 1,250 computers
  to seven Latin American countries and over 70
  schools, many in rural and remote areas who are
  partaking in ATLAS.
• www.atlasdeladiversidad.net

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• Thank you
• www.computeraid.org