Computer equipment from Nailsworth is on its way to Africa ,
thanks to staff at Corinium Care.
When the
live-in care agency bought a new IT system, the staff didn’t want to send its
redundant kit to landfill.
Enter IT
Schools Africa: a charity based in Cheltenham ,
which has shipped more than 35,000 refurbished computers to schools on the
African continent since 2006.
Ron
Pearce, Donations Coordinator from IT Schools Africa, was delighted with
Corinium’s six computers, monitors and keyboards.
“Without
people like Corinium Care, we wouldn’t be able to bring IT knowledge to many
thousands of children in
“A
computer can open up the whole world to them. It gives them an opportunity to
learn a new skill that will have work implications, and helps break the poverty
circle.”
The
charity’s mission struck a chord with Corinium Care because many of its
registered live-in carers come from South Africa
and Zimbabwe
“Our
carers tell us what the situation is like in some parts of Africa ,
so we’re glad to be able to give something back,” said Corinium Care MD Camilla
Miles.
The
award-winning company, based in George
Street
IT
Schools Africa collects IT equipment which is less than six years old for
refurbishment at its HQ in Leckhampton. Some kit is also sent to five prison
workshops in the UK Zambia , Zimbabwe ,
Malawi , Tanzania , Kenya
and Madagascar
“We need
desktop computers, laptops, keyboards, screens, mice and cables. There is tons
of it going to waste in the UK
which has the ability to transform lives in Africa ,”
said Mr Pearce.