Spirit of the Season

Living and working in a philanthropic city like Pittsburgh has great advantages. Serving others in need of computers is a common goal of businesses, educational institutions and individuals all over our city. Especially at this time of year, we’re thankful for all the great projects we’ve been able to complete with the assistance of our...

Volunteers Needed: Saturday, August 18

We need to boot check and pack 100 computers this Saturday, August 18, 2012 as the final inspection before sending them overseas to Ghana. With many hands, we can complete this important quality assurance step within 2-3 hours. We are starting at 10AM sharp at our warehouse in Point Breeze and should be done by...

Weekends Are Back!

Many hands make light work. No way can this woman do the work all by herself!!! Please join us this Saturday, May 19, at our warehouse (214 N. Lexington Street, Pittsburgh 15208) where we will be building and boxing computers for multiple projects to be launched next month. There will be technical and nontechnical things...

Visit to Rightway International School – Ghana

Our team left for Ghana one week ago today, and in the time since they arrived the have met with several local organizations and leaders. Our host in Ghana who has graciously organized many of these meetings is Daniel Kwaku Ganyoame with Africa ICT Right. Nancy Latimer, wrote a great post about Daniel and his...

Computer Reach in Ghana

    Ghana, October 2012 – In October, four Computer Reach volunteers traveled to Ghana, West Africa to deliver and install 100 computers. We were hosted by Daniel Kwaku Ganyoame, the Executive Director of Africa ICT Right. Daniel’s mission is to promote technology in schools and computer education for all students. As we traveled throughout...

TEDxSanMigueldeAllende – Bridging the Digital Divide

This TED Talk by Aleph Molinari talks about the Digital Divide – the issues faced by those who don’t have access to computers and technology. This prevents people from getting jobs, learning new skills and pursuing a better life. Aleph Molinari, President of the Fundación Proacceso ECO, A.C., studied Economics and Critical Theory at the University...

The Street Academy in Accra, Ghana: Part 2

This is the second and final part of our series about the Street Academy in Accra, Ghana. To read part one, click here. Other Benefits One of the most rewarding and unexpected boons to come out of the laptop program is the degree of peer teaching that happens. Although our children learn very fast, they...

Meet Rick Fitzgibbon

The “Kind Soul” featured in our winter Newsltter is Rick Fitzgibbon (“Fitz”), who has been volunteering with Computer Reach from the beginning. He is a retired reading teacher for the Riverview School District in the Oakmont/Verona neighborhood of Pittsburgh. His specialty and true gift, which he shares with Computer Reach, is teaching the basics of...

The World Is Good!

Sometimes it becomes too easy to focus on all of the bad things happening in the world around us. Though we think it’s important to pay attention, we also think it crucial to see the good in the world on a regular basis. Coca Cola took the time to find security camera footage from all...

Electronic Waste In Ghana… No More?

We pulled this from a 2008 article on Greenpeace.org. We have come a long way from 2008 to 2012. With USA firms like Computer Reach  partnering with established computer support companies like Africa ICT Right , we can see hope. We still rely on donors and volunteers like you to make a difference. The ever-growing demand...