Sunday, March 2, 2014

Preparations & Service Learning: Computers

During our correspondence with Ghana, we have learned that classroom computers and projectors are greatly needed.  Since I would now be traveling to Ghana, I decided that taking some equipment to donate to the school would be a great service learning project for my classes.  I initiated a computer drive called Computers for Ghana.  We began collecting donations, selling items, and conducting other activities to solicit money and technology donations.
So..........we have two weeks to go…………..what’s happening?  Donations are rolling in and students are asking for used computers and planning fundraising activities.

Our student “media guru” Jesse Stanley, has been running ads on the school announcements to promote our project.  He has found an NGO that started a Ghana computer drive long before us, Entire Village Computers Organization.  This organization repairs computers and donates them to classrooms in Ghana.  This adds to the resources for our service learning project with Ghana.  We will research and consider the organization as a beneficiary for the used computers we collect in our recycling program.  Information on the organization can be found at http://evcoafrica.org/welcome/.


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