A man who helps

[knowledgegranted]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/08/13/cnnheroes.jude.ndambuki/index.html?eref=googletoolbar


The article really says it all, not much else to say.

[BuzzKillington]

If a pencil is hard to get, how are they getting electricity or internet? What's a computer without the internet?

EDIT: I probably should have finished reading.

[SXRguyinMA]

AWESOME! :bowdown:

[TheGreatSatan]

I don't get how computers brought on the discussion of needed trees??

[Crazy Buddhist]

I don't get how computers brought on the discussion of needed trees??

He explains that in the article:

"In lieu of compensation for the considerable time, expertise and expenses he devotes to his Help Kenya Project (http://www.hkenyaproject.org/), Ndambuki asks that recipients plant 100 trees for every computer they receive. By connecting computer recycling, educational development and environmental conservation, he hopes to encourage a greener, more prosperous future for his country.
The Help Kenya Project has provided more than 2,000 refurbished computers to Kenya's schools and planted more than 150,000 trees."

CB

[slaveofconvention]

I tried this once with my sons school here in the UK - gave them a fully working PC for nothing - they were very grateful and I felt all warm n fuzzy - till my son came home one day about 4 months later and told me it'd never been used and was still sitting in the same closet I'd put it into when I dropped it off.... Now I have half a dozen "spare" PC's at home and it's hard to know what to do with them - I joined a group called "freecycle" to get them new homes and the first 5 or 6 items I offered, I got the exact same, word for word, requests from the same half dozen people who were basically using the system as a way to get cheap/free computers to sell on - not really the point of me trying to help people out who can't afford to help themselves. It's good to see this guy has found a way to genuinely help people who need it.....

[Crazy Buddhist]

.... Now I have half a dozen "spare" PC's at home and it's hard to know what to do with them - I joined a group called "freecycle" to get them new homes and the first 5 or 6 items I offered, I got the exact same, word for word, requests from the same half dozen people who were basically using the system as a way to get cheap/free computers to sell on -


Don't be put off m8 ..

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16426

That was a rebuild/mod I did for a nursing student on freecycle. :)

I recycle less now due to health but probably averaged 10 PC's a year up until a couple of years ago. You might find people through other routes that can use an internet capable/Word processor for study porpoises.

CB