On a rainy day earlier this week, our Computer Reach team and Heritage Community Initiatives in Braddock, PA teamed up to deliver 10 Apple G4 eMac computers to 50 students in the H.O.S.T. program. H.O.S.T. is a before and after-school program for 5-15 year old students. Thanks to CEO Michele Atkins and teacher/coordinator Jodi Kelley...
Our team in Ghana made a second visit to The Street Academy in Accra yesterday. You may recall that back in March 2012, Computer Reach and our partners provided the school with 5 Linux Edubuntu laptops. The Street Academy uses education, culture, and sports to expose the hidden talents of children living on the streets...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...