Addison Lee Joins Computer Aid’s Growing Roster of Computer Equipment Donors
Howard Lake | 15 February 2008 | News
London, 14th February 2008 – London’s largest minicab, courier, chauffeur and coach company, Addison Lee is the latest organisation to join the growing roster of companies who are supporting Computer Aid International, the world’s largest and most experienced not-for-profit provider of professionally refurbished PCs to communities and schools in developing countries. Addison Lee has made an initial donation of 90 PCs to Computer Aid, who to date have shipped over 100,000 PCs to 106 developing countries.
The first consignment of PCs donated by Addison Lee has already been shipped to the Ministry to Street Children, an organisation set up to help street children in Zambia. They will be used to teach basic computer literacy skills to people from the local orphanage, the church community and school teachers, as well as introducing children from the kindergarten to computer games.
Lee Wickens, CSR and Quality Manager at Addison Lee said: “Addison Lee is committed to making a difference by reducing our impact on the environment and helping to reduce poverty at a local and global level through a number of initiatives, so it makes complete sense to partner with Computer Aid. Through Computer Aid International, we can dispose of our obsolete computer equipment in an environmentally friendly and socially responsible way without the worry that it’s going to end up in a landfill. On top of this, our old equipment will go on to provide another four or five years service and really make a difference in the fight against poverty.”
“We are really pleased that Addison Lee are donating their surplus IT equipment to Computer Aid, 2007 saw many new high profile PC donors signing up to support our charity,” said Louise Richards, CEO, Computer Aid International.
“Computer donations from companies like Addison Lee can really help to make a difference to thousands of people who, with the right tools, can begin to work their way out of poverty.”
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About Computer Aid International
Computer Aid International (registered charity no 1069256) is the world’s largest and most experienced not-for-profit supplier of computers to developing countries. Since shipping its first computer in 1997, Computer Aid has provided over 100,000 PCs through company donations to schools, colleges and hospitals in more than 106 developing countries, with the ultimate goal of helping to reduce poverty by providing the technical means and skills-base to develop their economies.
Based in London, Computer Aid professionally refurbish and upgrade Pentium 3 and Pentium 4 PCs donated by UK companies for re-use in schools and not-for-profit organisations overseas as ICT for Development.
Computer Aid’s professional decommissioning service, provides donors with full WEEE compliance including an asset tracking service which allows donors to find out which schools, hospitals and community projects are benefiting from their refurbished IT equipment
PC donors in the UK include Ford, Virgin, Rothschild, Addison Lee, and Christian Aid. PC distribution in developing countries is achieved through strategic partnerships with organisations such as SchoolNet Africa, British Council, UN-Habitat, and the national Computers for Schools programmes of Chile, Kenya, Zambia and other countries.
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