SMILE AFRICA FOUNDATION ~ E-WASTE
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Electronic waste, e-waste, e-scrap, or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) describes loosely discarded, surplus, obsolete, broken, electrical or electronic devices. The processing of electronic waste in developing countries causes serious health and pollution problems because electronic equipment contains some very serious contaminants such as lead, cadmium, beryllium and brominated flame retardants. Even in developed countries recycling and disposal of e-waste involves significant risk to workers and communities and great care must be taken to avoid unsafe exposure in recycling operations and leaching of material such as heavy metals from landfills and incinerator ashes. Read More: > HERE <
About CRSC – What is the Computer Recycling Society of Canada? – CRSC is a non-profit, community minded organization whose vision is to promote computer literacy for all people with emphasis on helping other charitable and non-profit groups. We provide affordable, refurbished computers and training programs to needful individuals and organizations locally and worldwide. Our main project focus is our work with the „Smile Africa Foundation“ to provide computer labs to schools throughout Africa. www.smileafrica.org
Who is involved? – Corporations, government and individuals all donate used computer equipment to our Society. Experienced computer technicians and educators in computer fundamentals, with the generous assistance of community volunteers, operate our facilities and run our programs.
Why is the Computer Recycling Society Necessary? – To fill a gap in computer education and to make computers available to people of all ages, across all income groups, through the auspices of other established, non-profit community organizations in your community and in developing countries.
WHERE can you make a difference? – If you have any computers or parts no longer useful to you or your company, we will refurbish and redistribute them to local and international communities through charitable organizations.
How can you Help? – We are always looking for people willing to volunteer their time and talents; repairing and teaching; picking up and delivering. All that’s required is enthusiasm and a desire to learn and help others.
SMILE AFRICA’s vision is based on three core principles: Literacy, Learning and Leadership; enabling partner communities (in Africa) to improve their human factor capacity for change, and to build a world fashioned more equitably.
2009 -2015 priorities include providing books, libraries and resources to foster quality education and help children and families refine and unfold their potential as leaders, thinkers and contributors of society.
beCAUSE™ 2015 Campaign – SMILE AFRICA’s beCAUSE™ campaign focuses on three achievable goals of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). If each one of us can play a small role along with leading organizations and world governments, we can combat illiteracy and poverty, and bring change to a significant portion of the human family.
Achievable Goals:
- Our MDGs Priorities by 2015:
- Provide one million books to help school children achieve literacy, and build libraries and schools in partnership with their communities.
- Improve the living conditions of vulnerable populations, e.g., via training and access to clean water and basic sanitation.
- Empower women via leadership and economic development; giving them resources to prevent poverty-related risks such as: hunger, infant illnesses and mortality. Read more…www.smileafrica.com
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