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Agenda For 46th Board Meeting:  Sunday 7th of December at Noon (Boston-time)

    • Draft MISSION:   To reduce the digital divide for youth in developing countries; to use our global network of partnerships to enhance communities in these countries; and to promote the reuse of electronic equipment and its ultimate disposal in an environmentally responsible manner.

Next meeting dates:  Noon (Boston-time) Sundays, February 8th, April 12th, June 28th, September 13th, and December 6th.

9th Annual Meeting of Members

  • Treasurer's Report:  FY'08 Pre-Audit Financial Report:  Copy
  • Annual Report:  Copy
  • Amendment of By-Laws:  New Mission Language above, change of "Business Council" to "Advisory Board", and change of "offices" to "chapters".  Proxy ballots to be sent 2 weeks prior to Annual Meeting.
  • Election of 4 members of Board of Directors to a total of 15:  Kevin Hull, Henry Jackelen, Robb Rill, and Emma Shercliff. 
  • Election of 17 Members of International Advisory Council to 3-year terms to a total of 36: 
    • Boubakar Barry, Coordinator, Association of African Universities, (www.aau.org) (Citizen of Senegal)
    • Sidney Brien, President, Sharp Growth (www.sharpgrowth.com/) (Citizen of USA)
    • Woosuk Kenneth Choi, Washington Correspondent, The Chosum Ilbo Co. Ltd. (Citizen of Korea)
    • Dr. Edwin Gragert, Executive Director, iEARN USA (www.us.iearn.org), (Citizen of USA)
    • Carl Katzeff, Chief Information Officer, Brooks Automation (Citizen of USA)
    • Felix Maradiaga, Founding Executive Director, Civil Society Leadership Institute. (Citizen of Nicaragua) (contingent on acceptance)
    • Alexander Mbianda (Citizen of Cameroon)
    • Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, Former Ambassador of Pakistan to the USA (Citizen of Pakistan)
    • Flora MacDonald, Former Secretary of State for External Affairs, Canada (Citizen of Canada)
    • Dr. Cheryl Mwaria, Director, The Africa Network (www.AfricaNetwork.org) (Citizen of USA)
    • Vikas Nath, UNDP Office of Development Studies (Citizen of India in Switzerland)
    • Julie Schniewind, Director, Corporate Education, Suffolk University (Citizen of USA)
    • Ulla Skidén, Manager, Stockholm Challenge (www.stockholmchallenge.se) (Citizen of Sweden)
    • Sherman Teichman, Director, Tufts University, Institute for Global Leadership (http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org) (Citizen of USA) (continent on acceptance)
    • Dr. Rahul Tongia, Senior Systems Scientist, Carnegie Mellon University, Institute for Software Research
    • Ebba Träskelin, Founder, NovaDistance (www.novadistance.se) (Citizen of Sweden)
    • Anne-Catherine Yon, President, COMETE International (www.comete-intl.org) (Citizen of France)

WCE thanks the following six retiring Council members for sharing their good names and helpful advice over the past years: Chris Coward, Appolonaire Djikeng, David McBride, Bill Nigreen, Ernst Vallery, and Alex Wong.

46th Meeting of Board of Directors

Elect Officers:  Chairman, Treasurer and Clerk

Annual Signing Authority:  To authorize the Chairman, Treasurer, and president to sign Board-approved contracts, Memorandums of Understanding, Partner agreements, as well as checks and bank wires individually for up to $7,500 and above that requiring signatures from two of any of these three officers.

Approve Minutes:  45th Board meeting on: 14 September 2008

Treasurer's Report:  Plans for Audit Committee's next meeting with auditor,  FY'09 financial report as of end of October FY'09 against Board-approved budget (was pre-sent to Board).  (FY'09 WCE budget including volunteer in-kind detail)

New MOU:  Global Cities Dialogue to operate a proposed WCE Bremen Chapter:  MOU.  Discussions have begun with Curriki.

New Chapter:  WCE is forming a new Chapter for New Zealand in Auckland.  It will have a special focus on the Pacific Islands.  We are in the process of forming the Steering Committee.  The Steering Committee Chair is Brian Lawrence whom the WCE president met in Ottawa at the Techsoup/Microsoft MAR annual summit. We are doing this in collaboration with a new Reuse Ally: The ARK. 

Proposed Partners: Confirmation of Board action between meetings to approve Partnership with Eagles Technologies under the End Time Ministries of Jesus International (Implementation Plan).  Approval of 2nd shipment to Good Hope Program (Plan) in Tanzania. (Documents).  Approval of  the following 17 new Partners, plans and shipments.  This list adds two new WCE countries:  Burkina Faso and Guinea Bissau.

 

EL SALVADOR (1): S.H.A.R.E. Agriculture Foundation (in Canada) requesting 100 P3 computers to benefit 630 youth through 2 training centers that will be connected to the Internet and 20 community resource centers that will not initially be connected. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Marg Frayne. [WCE Programme Officer for El Salvador: Carmen Chapin & Mario Matute, Marcos Benitez, and Xiomara Jayasena. WCE Regional Manager for Central America & the Caribbean: Jack Odonnell. WCE Board of Directors Liaison for Latin America & the Caribbean: David Lozano.]  ~ added to address book, Partners list, El Salvador file,

KENYA (1): Integrated Functional Education for Pastoral Communities requesting 20 P3s to help connect youth at their center. This will be part of the shared container Sponsored by The Strategic Group. (Implementation Plan) Contingent on the plan being re-sent. Contact: Kephers Otto, Executive Director. [WCE Programme Officers for Kenya: Yvonne Swain, Wambui Kinya, and Elizabeth Njendu. WCE Regional Manager for East & Southern Africa: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Board Liaison for East & Southern Africa: Prof. Henry Thairu.] ~ in: address book, Partners list, Kenya summary, 

KENYA (1): Women With Purpose, (in Nairobi) requesting 20 P3s to connect youth and adults in their center. This is part of the shared container Sponsored by The Strategic Group. (Implementation Plan) Contingent on answers. Contact: Crown Abiola, President. [WCE Programme Officers for Kenya: Yvonne Swain, Wambui Kinya, and Elizabeth Njendu. WCE Regional Manager for East & Southern Africa: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Board Liaison for East & Southern Africa: Prof. Henry Thairu.] ~ in: address book, Partners list, Kenya summary,

NIGERIA (Taraba State) (1): Center for Environmental Education and Development (CEED) is an affiliate of the Federation of young African Greens (FYAG) Nigeria Youth Greens (FNYG) http://www.fonyg.org (not working) and Global young Greens, (GYG) http://www.globalyoungreens.org . (not working) CEED is requesting 150 desktop and laptop (50) computers to help connect 200 youth per year in two orphanages and two schools to the Internet. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Raymond Enoch, Chairman & CEO. [WCE Programme Officer for Taraba State: Jide Olateju. WCE Programme Manager for Nigeria: Jide Olateju. WCE Regional Manager for West Africa: Jude Dela-Moses. WCE-Canada Board Liaison for West & Central Africa: Nikki Whaites.] ~ in:  address book, Partners list, Taraba summary, eNews list,

TANZANIA (1): The Royal College of Journalism (in Dar es Salaam) requests 20 Pentium 3 computers and 3 laptops for its 130 students. 80% of their students are under the age of 24. They expect that 6 will initially be connected to the Internet. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Juma Kongoi, Principal. [WCE Programme Officers for Tanzania: Carole Roberts, Bill Lloyd, Samira Fazel, Jeanne Waples, and George Quaweay. WCE Programme Manager for Tanzania: Emma Shercliff. WCE Regional Manager for East & Southern Africa: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Board Liaison for East & Southern Africa: Prof. Henry Thairu.]

 

  • BURKINA FASO (1): [66th WCE Country] Association DEFI requests 250 computers for schools in 25 communities that report 40,325 students. (Implementation Plan) Contact: P. Hubert Pagbelguem, Professeur d’Anglais.Recently met with WCE eWaste Manager Denboy Kudejira.  [WCE Programme Officers for Burkina Faso: Robert Rockwell and Steven Cayford. WCE Regional Manager for Francophone Africa: Sarah Pouezevara. WCE Assistant Regional Manager for Francophone West Africa: Sekou Barry Mamadou. WCE-Canada Board Liaison for West & Central Africa: Nikki Whaites.]
  • CAMEROON (1): Anembom Consulting NGO requesting 222 computers to help connect 3 schools, a library and 4 centres with their 1,298 youth to the Internet. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Mulango Thomas Mulango. [WCE Programme Officers for Cameroon: Alex Mbianda, Blaise Dondji Ph.D, Francois Donfack, Steve Cayford and Miluska Laso, RPCV. WCE Regional Manager for Central Africa: Sarah Pouezevara. WCE Assistant Regional Manager for Central Africa (Francophone): Alex Mbianda. WCE-Canada Board Liaison for West & Central Africa: Nikki Whaites.]
  • CAMEROON (1):  Reference Communication and Training Centre Cameroon, (ReCoTC), (in Buea), www.recotc.synthasite.com; is requesting 20 laptops to be shipped via courier to help connect youth in their existing training center and additional ones in the towns of Mamfe, Muyuka, Kumba, Tiko, and Tombel in the south west province of Cameroon. They plan to use these computers to train 960 youth per year. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Christopher Eho Olong, Programme Coordinator. [WCE Programme Officers for Cameroon: Francois Donfack, Alex Mbianda, Blaise Dondji Ph.D., Miluska Laso and Steven Cayford. WCE Regional Manager for West Africa: Jude Dela-Moses. WCE-Canada Board Liaison for West & Central Africa: Nikki Whaites.] ~ in: address book, Partners list, country summary,
  • GHANA (1): Fran-Vide Computing School (in Dededo) requests a partial shipments of 60 Pentium 3 computer sets. The computers will be placed as an Internet cafe in their school that will also be available to 12 local junior and senior secondary schools and a university. (Implementation Plan) Contingent on more of a fund raising plan. Contact: Linda Boafo. [WCE Programme Officers for Ghana: Jude Dela-Moses and Cynthia Platter. WCE Regional Manager for West Africa: Jude Dela-Moses. WCE-Canada Board liaison for West & Central Africa: Nikki Whaites.] ~ in: address book, Partners list, country summary,
  • GUINEA BISSAU (1): [67th WCE Country] Regional Projects for ECOWAS sub-region requesting 200 computers including P1s for a thin client lab to help connect 200 youth. (Implementation Plan) Contingent on more clarity on fund raising. Contact: Fred Famous. [WCE Programme Officers for Guinea-Bissau: Malik Ashaq Raza and Thais Corral (Council). WCE Regional Manager for West Africa: Jude Dela-Moses. WCE-Canada Board Liaison for West & Central Africa: Nikki Whaites.]
  • JORDAN (1): Palestine Awareness Committee (PAC) at Harvard University and The Jerusalem Fund  requesting 400 Pentium computers to help connect thousands of youth via UNRWA, the University of Mutah medical school, and select non-profit institutions in Maan and Amman that cater to empowering women and children. They have agreed to also include some of the groups identified by WCE volunteer Rula Qawas. Jerusalem Fund and UNRWA and MECA funded the prior WCE container to Jordan. A team of 10 from Harvard are going to help with the preparation and then implementation. (Implementation Plan) Contingent on more budget and consignee detail. Contact: Ribhi Hazin (WCE president has met with him). [WCE Programme Officer for Jordan: Stephen Sena. WCE Regional Manager for the Middle East & North Africa: Stephen Sena. WCE Board Liaison for the Middle East & North Africa: Prof. Karim Jamal.] ~ in: address book, Partner list, Jordan country summary, 
  •  KENYA (1): Learning and Development Kenya requests 20 computer sets to help connect 240 youth in Rhanda slums and Nakuru municipality. This will be part of the shared Sponsored container. This group was initially part of our plans with World Economic Forum. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Philip Ndeta. [WCE Programme Officers for Kenya: Wambui Kinya and Yvonne Swain. WCE Regional Manager for East & Southern Africa: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Board Liaison for East & Southern Africa: Henry M. Thairu.] ~ in: address book, Partners list, Kenya summary,
  • MALAWI (1): New Era Foundation Schools requests 90 P3 & P4 computers to help connect 6,344 youth in 4 centres as part of a shared container to Malawi. They work with Peace Corps. (Implementation Plan) Contacts: Evyleen Jerseman and Emmanuel A.H. Kamanga. [WCE Programme Officers for Malawi: Christopher Uchenwa and Emmanuel Kamanga. WCE Regional Manger for East & Southern Africa: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Board Liaison for East & Southern Africa: Prof. Henry Thairu.] ~ in: address book, Partnership list, country list,
  • NIGERIA (Enugu State) (1): South Saharan Social Development Organization requesting 100 Pentium desktop and laptop computers to help to connect 5,000 youth in 20 schools. This will be part of a shared container. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Dr ChiChi Aniagolu-Okoye. [WCE Programme Officer for Enugu: Uche Onwuzuruike. WCE Programme Manager for Nigeria: Babajide Olateju. WCE Regional Manager for West Africa: Jude Dela-Moses. WCE-Canada Board liaison for West & Central Africa: Nikki Whaites.]  ~ in: address book, Partners list, state summary,
  • NIGERIA (Lagos State) (1): Action for Positive Attitude Change (APAC) requests 200 P4 computers to connect to the Internet 15 schools, 5 libraries and 3 Youths centres with about 40,000 youth. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Matthew Alabi. [WCE Programme Officer for Lagos State: Chido Onumah. WCE Programme Manager for Nigeria: Jide Olateju. WCE Regional Manager for West Africa: Jude Dela-Moses. WCE-Canada Board Liaison for West & Central Africa: Nikki Whaites.] ~ in: address book, Partners list, state summary,
  • NIGERIA (Oyo State) (1): Christian Center International requesting 40 P3 (and some P4s) computers (plus 2 laptops) to help connect 200 youth in their training center. This shipment is expected to be part of a shared container. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Jacob Abisoye. [WCE Programme Officer for Oyo State: Stephen Oyelakin. WCE Programme Manager for Nigeria: Babajide Olateju. WCE Regional Manager for West Africa: Jude Dela-Moses. WCE-Canada Board Liaison: Nikki Whaites.] ~ in: address book, Partners list, state summary,
  • SENEGAL (1):  City of Rufisque working with Senegal and Friends with Citta di Segrate, Italy, and with Global Cities Dialogue requesting 40 Pentium 3 computers to be part of a shared and Sponsored container that will likely come from Bremen, Germany.  (Implementation Plan)  Contact: Andrea Moroni.  WCE president recently met with him.   [WCE Programme Officers for Sénégal: Cherif Sarr, Lettie Heer Steven Cayford, Moussa Magassa, and Kareem N'diaye.  WCE Regional Manager for Francophone Africa: Sarah Pouezevara.  WCE Assistant Regional Manager Francophone West Africa: Sekou Mamadou Barry.  WCE-Canada Board of Directors’ Liaison West & Central Africa: Nikki Whaites.  WCE International Advisory Council Member from Sénégal: Boubakar Barry.]
  • SIERRA LEONE (1): Women’s Partnership for Justice and Peace requesting 45 Pentium 3 with some P4s desktops and 5 P3 laptops for their three training centres in: Bo, Njala and Taiama. They expect to train 850 per year and connect a total of 1,500 youth as well as other women in the communities. They will work with Njala University and continue to work with iEARN. This will be part of the next shared container to Freetown. (Implementation Plan) Contingent on fund raising plan for their 2/3rds. Contact: Gladys. Gbappy-Brima, National Co-ordinator. [WCE Programme Officers: Marc Schaeffer, Lofen Keneagh and Luc Aalmans. WCE Regional Manager for West Africa: Jude Dela-Moses. WCE-Canada Board Liaison for West & Central Africa: Nikki Whaites.]
  • TANZANIA (3): Small Industries Development Organization for a community centre, the Anglican Diocese of Mpwapwa for two seminaries, and National Microfinance Bank for two secondary schools in Dodoma. All three have been working with a VSO volunteer and are initially requesting a 50 P3 (and P4) desktops and 10 laptops to help connect 3,400 youth at the 5 schools and centres. The 10 requested laptops are for area small businesses. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Martin Mucuthi, VSO. WCE Programme Manager for Tanzania Emma Shercliff recently met with him.  [WCE Co-Programme Officers for Tanzania: Carole Roberts (for Zanzibar), Bill Lloyd, and Samira Fazel, Jeanne Waples, and George Quaweay. WCE Programme Manager for Tanzania: Emma Shercliff. WCE Regional Manager for East & Southern Africa: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Board Liaison for East & Southern Africa: Prof. Henry Thairu.]
  • UGANDA (1): Nutricare Uganda (in Arua) requests 200 P2 and P3 computers to help connect 5 centres with 500 youth. They are interested in an eCorps trip.  (Implementation Plan) Contact: Asiku Gift. [WCE Programme Officer in Uganda: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Regional Manager for East & Southern Africa: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Board Liaison for East & Southern Africa: Prof. Henry Thairu.]  ~ in: address book, Partners list, Uganda summary,

President's Report:  Status of FY'09 WCE work plan including fund raising plan: updates to be sent to Board prior to the meeting.  Discussion of role of Board in reviewing grant proposals - does the Board want a Grants Review Committee:  Henry Jackelen, Diana Topcic Rosenberg, David Lozano, and Barbie Keiser?  Anyone else want to be on this committee?

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  • GHANA (1): Amalgamated Sports and Culture Organization Requesting 27 P3s to help connect 800 youth at their Youth Development Centre at Dededo. This will be part of a shared container to Tema.  (Implementation Plan)  Contact: Edwin S. K. Koge.   [WCE Programme Officers: Cynthia Platter and Jude Dela-Moses. WCE Regional Manager for West Africa: Jude Dela-Moses. WCE-Canada Board Liaison for West and Central Africa: Nikki Whaites.] ~ in:  address book, Partners list, country summary,
  • GHANA (1):  Northern Volunteers Group in Tamale is seeking 35 computers as part of a shared container to Ghana. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Muhsin Jallal. [WCE Programme Officers for Ghana: Jude Dela-Moses and Cynthia Platter. WCE Regional Manager for West Africa: Jude Dela-Moses. WCE-Canada Board Liaison for West & Central Africa: Nikki Whaites.] ~ in: country summary,
  • INDIA (Maharashtra State) (1): Health Alert Organization of India (in Dhule) requesting about 20 computers to connect youth in the Dhule District to health education as part of a shared container to Mumbai. Met with WCE Programme Manager, Hitten Zaveri last week in Mumbai.  This shipment will likely be a shared container. (Implementation Plan) Contingent on more detail on financing and planned use of computers. Contact: Dr. Pramod Shankhpal, Secretary. [WCE Programme Officers for Maharashtra: Vikas Nath and Pankaj Gupta. WCE Regional Manager for India: Hitten Zaveri. WCE Board Liaison for Asia: Dr. Shyam Sunder.] ~ in: address book,  
  • KENYA (1): Digital Link Systems (in Kisii) with help from the Constituent Development Fund is requesting 200 Pentium 3 computer sets to connect 5,500 youth. Their plan is to receive 50 in each of the 4 next shared containers. Attended meeting in Nairobi 7 August with Henry Thairu and Wambui Kinya.  (Implementation Plan)   Contact:  Kaba Nyagechi Daniel.   [WCE Programme Officer for Kenya: Wambui Kinya and Yvonne Swain. WCE Regional Manager for East and Southern Africa: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Board Liaison for East and Southern Africa: Pro. Henry Thairu.]  ~ in:
  • KENYA (1): Rianyakoria Self Help Group requests 20 computers to connect 800 youth in schools in rural Kisii. This will be part of a shared container. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Daniel Nyambati Magangi, Director. [WCE Programme Officers for Kenya: Wambui Kinya and Yvonne Swain. WCE Regional Manager for East & Southern Africa: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Board Liaison for East & Southern Africa: Professor Henry Thairu.] ~ in: address book, Partners list, country summary,
  • KENYA (1): St. Martin's Secondary School is run by the Brothers of Christian Instruction that are requesting computers to help connect the 400 students in their school as well as additional students in six nearby schools. This will be part of a shared container. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Brother Deogratias L. Sanya. [WCE Programme Officers for Kenya: Wambui Kinya and Yvonne Swain. WCE Regional Manager for East & Southern Africa: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Board Liaison for East & Southern Africa: Professor Henry Thairu.]  ~ in: address book,
  • KENYA (1): Southern Nyanza Institute College in Gusii, Kisii requests 50 computers for the 300 students at their college as part of the shared container. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Charles Omwega. [WCE Programme Officer for Kenya: Wambui Kinya and Yvonne Swain.  WCE Regional Manager for East and Southern Africa: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Board Liaison for East and Southern Africa: Pro. Henry Thairu.]  ~ in:  address book,
  • NIGERIA (Lagos State) (1): African Students Tourism Organization in Surulere, Lagos State Nigeria requests 150 Pentium 3 and 4 computers to help connect youth in one school, one library, and one orphanage in Nigeria, Benin and Ghana to the Internet. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Ayodele Ogunlowo, Director of International Relations. [WCE Programme Officer for Lagos State: Chido Onumah. WCE Programme Manager for Nigeria: Babajide Olateju. WCE Regional Manager for West Africa: Jude Dela-Moses. WCE-Canada Board Liaison for West & Central Africa: Nikki Whaites.] ~ in: address book, Partners list, in 3 country summaries,
  • NEPAL (1): Experience Nepal requests 24 computer sets at two sites to help connect 600-700 youth in their training and crafts programmes. (Implementation Plan) Contingent on more info on law in Nepal and feasibility of sending small amount by air or waiting for next COPPADES container. Contact: Surendra B. Prajapati. [WCE Programme Officer for Nepal: David Kleiman. WCE Regional Manager for Asia: David Kleiman. WCE Board Liaison for Asia: Dr. Shyam Sunder.]  ~ in:  address book, Partners list, Nepal country summary,
  • SOUTH AFRICA (1): Catagrict Imprimere requests 1,800 Pentium 3 computers for 150 schools in Eastern Cape. They will be placed at 12 per school.  They have done this type of large scale installation before. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Cingembo Mqaqa. [Programme Officer for South Africa: . WCE Regional Manager for East & Southern Africa: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Board Liaison for East & Southern Africa: Prof. Henry Thairu.] ~ in: address book,
  • UGANDA (1): Children's Vision-Uganda (in Kampala) requests computers 2 containers of computers per year for 5 years to gradually connect 426 partner/member schools with 38,000 students in Uganda. (Implementation Plan) Implementation Plan was mailed – we await it via e-mail. Contingent on clear fund raising plan and implementation. Contact: David Mukasa, Executive Director. [WCE Programme Officer for Uganda: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Regional Manager for East & Southern Africa: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Board Liaison for East & Southern Africa: Henry S. Thairu.]
  • UGANDA (1): Rainbow Infant Primary and Day Care Centre working with Entebbe United Christians Association and Living Hope Revival Centre all in Entebbe are requesting computers to connect 450 youth per year in 3 centres. (Implementation Plan) Contingent on a more technology and financing details. Contact: Nyakaana Joan. [WCE Programme Officer for Uganda: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Regional Manager for East & Southern Africa: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Board liaison for East & Southern Africa: Henry S. Thairu.]

 

  • CONGO (0) (66th WCE County): Aide aux femmes et Enfants requesting 300 Pentium 3 computer sets to help connect 50 Christian’s schools, 60 orphanages, 30 centres and 20 libraries that report 3,000 youth. (Implementation Plan) Contingent on additional fund raising skill and plans. Contact: Claude Alex Ndambi Moutandi. [WCE Programme Officer for Congo: Sarah Pouezevara. WCE Regional Manager for Francophone Africa: Sarah Pouezevara. WCE-Canada Board Liaison for West & Central Africa: Nikki Whaites.]  NOT YET RECOMMENDED.
  • D.R. CONGO (1):  Jesus of Love in Lubumbashi requests 20 to 50 computers to help connect 1,000 youth at their centre and two primary schools that are some distance from their centre. (Implementation Plan) Contingent on more budgetary detail.  Contact: Kasongo Severin. [WCE Programme Officer for Congo: Sarah Pouezevara. WCE Regional Manager for Francophone Africa: Sarah Pouezevara. WCE-Canada Board Liaison for West & Central Africa: Nikki Whaites.] ~ in: address book, Partners list,
  •  NIGERIA (Lagos) (1): Smart Switch Nigeria requesting 25-50 Pentium 3 laptops for young people to travel in Nigeria to educate rural youth and adults about finance and banking and to provide them with banking services. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Olanrewaju Kuye. [WCE Programme Officer for Lagos: Chido Onumah. WCE Programme Manager for Nigeria: Obajide Olateju. WCE Regional Manager for West Africa: Jude Dela-Moses. WCE-Canada Board Liaison for West & Central Africa: Nikki Whaites.]  ~ in: address book, Partners list, country summary,
  • UGANDA (1): Uganda Science Publishers and Community Elevation Organisation requests 200 mixed Pentium computers to help connect 800 youth in 4 schools in Kawempe. (Implementation Plan) Contact: Kasinja Tonny Henry. [WCE Programme Officer for Uganda: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Regional Manager for East & Southern Africa: Tariq Mohammed. WCE Board Liaison for East & Southern Africa: Prof. Henry Thairu.] ~ Documents ~ in:   address book, Partners list,