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Please encourage your company to participate in the World Computer
Exchange (WCE). In addition to the information found throughout this
site, we've provided the following draft communication which you can
use to evangelize your company's participation. We thank you in
advance for your help.
If your company is located near Boston, New Haven, San Francisco,
or Washington, DC and you are donating a number of working computers,
we will probably be able to arrange for a free pick-up. In other areas
we hope that your company can provide transport or you will consider
making a donation to help defray the expense of transport to
Massachusetts.
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(cut and paste into your own email
or letter)
Dear [Insert Name]:
World Computer Exchange (WCE) is dedicated to
helping the world's poorest youth bridge the
disturbing global divides in information, technology and
understanding. WCE does this by keeping donated
computers out of landfills and giving them new life connecting youth
in developing countries to the Internet. The working computers and
networking gear connect schools in Africa,
Asia, and Latin America to tech-savvy sister-schools for
cultural exchanges to deepen understanding of technology and of their
cultures and histories.
WCE provides professional development consulting to
nonprofit and government partners to develop
sustainable plans to network, maintain, and connect these computers.
WCE leverages the resources of businesses,
strategic allies, volunteers, and youth
community service programs to provide its partners with the equipment,
software, consulting, sister-schools, and content that
they need. WCE helps them succeed in preparing their
schools, teachers, and students to use the
Internet as a bridge to information, resources,
educational materials, and opportunities.
About WCE:
ˇ Shipments: Bangladesh, Bénin, Cameroon (2),
Ghana, India, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria (2), South
Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda
ˇ Works through 90 local partners based on
sustainable implementation plans
ˇ Seeks partners to help 1,100 recruited schools with
452,000 students in 18 countries
ˇ Works with 24 global strategic allies helping to
provide services to our partners
ˇ Provides our partners with help from 100 online
consultants from 35 countries
ˇ Receives UN support for shipping to some
"sustainable development" countries
ˇ Works as a core institutional resource partner in
USAID's new "dot-EDU"
ˇ Works as one of the World Economic Forum's six
global educational IT models
ˇ Co-leads WEF's pilot digital divide projects in
Bolivia, Georgia, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico &
Vietnam
I recommend that our company donate our surplus
working computers and networking gear and
consider investing in WCE the cost we would normally pay to have them
removed. WCE knows that each donor's logistical
situation is unique but it has the resources and experience to make
the equipment donation process smooth and
convenient. WCE will work with our public relations
staff to generate press and recognition for our
generosity - especially in a country where our company may have a
business interest.
Helping children around the world to better learn,
communicate, and understand each other is more
important than ever. Our company's donation of working equipment will
make a profound difference.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
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