I don't know if they can help but this charity, called Digital Links provides recycled computers into Africa and there are several others too.
David Sogan Digital Links International 3rd Floor, Downstream Building 1 London Bridge London SE1 9BG www.digital-links.org tel: +44 (0)207 785 6258 mob: +44 (0) 7932 745129 Try searching these charities instead because they already have the links with Microsoft, IBM and the like. Claire Perry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Hekker Sent: 25 May 2005 13:21 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [DDN] What is the best strategy to request donation of computerhardware/software? Hello, I am a New Zealander recently introduced to Digital Divide. I have found some wonderful articles posted. Keep it up. Well I'm not sure if anyone out there can help me but. I'm currently doing volunteer work for a NGO, Charity in Kenya. The organization is Maasai Education Discovery for anyone interested. www.maasaieducation.org <http://www.maasaieducation.org/> . Anyway. They have various programs where they need computers and a decent set of servers to keep them running. And so I have been wondering if anyone out there knows the best strategies, organizations, websites or methods to request computer hardware /software to be donated to a developing country NGO by large organizations. I have started emailing the big global companies like IBM, HP etc requesting to make contact so I can request donations and or form partnerships with them to use there products and teach them in the school we are involved in. But I think this method seems a bit lame and worthless unless I know more about how these organization think and under what circumstances they would donate to a charity in Kenya with nothing to offer them. Does anyone have any ideas? I would really appreciate some help or a point in the right direction here. What experiences have others had? Anyone have tips / contacts you can give me? Cheers, Frank Hekker _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
