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Computer Aid International is a not-for-profit organisation active in the field of Information and Communication Technologies for Development. A registered charity, Computer Aid was founded in 1997 to bridge the digital divide by providing refurbished PCs from the UK to educational and non-profit organisations in developing countries.

Computer Aid has provided over 267,000 refurbished computers to educational institutions and not-for-profit organisations in more than 110 countries.

• Organization

• Strategy

• UK IT Donors

• See also

• References

• Further reading

• External links

Computer Aid International is a non-governmental organisation registered with the Charity Commission of England & Wales and is a not-for-profit social business.

Computer Aid has offices in London, South Africa and Kenya. At the Africa HQ in Nairobi,

Computer Aid has a board of trustees that meet quarterly to provide strategic direction and fiduciary oversight.

Denis Goldberg was Computer Aid's Honorary Patron.

Computer Aid offers a decommissioning service to UK companies, government departments and universities that are upgrading their computer systems – donated PCs are data-wiped, refurbished and tested.cite-ref-1[1] Non profit organisations in the developing world can apply for refurbished computers for educational projects.cite-ref-2[2] They also run their own projects, such as Digital Schools where computer labs are set up.

Computer Aid has partnered with Tier 1 to offer a secure service to UK companies and organisations replacing their hardware. The charity provides end-of-life IT asset management services, which include data removal, computer refurbishment, reuse, and recycling.

• Computer technology for developing areas

• Geekcorps

• Geeks Without Bounds

• NetCorps

• Random Hacks of Kindness

• United Nations Information Technology Service (UNITeS)

cite-note-11. ↑ Charity's website, How we work Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine

cite-note-22. ↑ Charity's website, Apply for computers Archived 2010-12-01 at the Wayback Machine

• Report on Low-Power PC Research Project (PDF). Computer Aid International. 2009. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-11.

• Why Reuse is Better Than Recycling (PDF). Computer Aid International. 2010. p. 4.

• WEEE Directive Ver. 2.0 – What Europe Must Do (PDF). Computer Aid International. 2010. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2010-09-16.

• Article on a Computer Aid project supporting blind and visually impaired children in Kenya

• Article on a Computer Aid project helping farmers to maximise crop harvests in times of drought

• citerefcharity-commission1069256"Computer Aid International, registered charity no. 1069256". Charity Commission for England and Wales.