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/.
