We are setting up a computer lab for a school in Mexico and we are looking for computers as well as money for shipping.
We’ve selected the “18 de Marzo” elementary school in the town of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico. The school we’ve selected is on the outskirts of the town and is located in a poor neighborhood.
The school, teachers, parents and students, are all very excited. The students are primarily Mixtec students who do not have access to computers at home or at school. (Currently the school does not even have a phone line.) The parents and teachers all chipped in a while ago to create a room as a computer lab, but the computers never came. We want to help fix that problem to make sure these students are well prepared for the technology they’ll encounter in middle school and the rest of their lives. Plus the computers will help their learning experience.
They have identified a room, figured out the power situation, arranged for customs free delivery of the computers, and are willing to give up summer break time to learn how to use the computers. They are also trying to get access to an internet connection and on-going system administration support. You can see more pictures of the school.
Although literacy rates in Huajuapan are high, only 47% of people graduate from elementary school and only 23% attend some high school.
We are excited to be bringing the students of “18 de Marzo” computers that will enable them to learn about technology and to learn more effectively with technology. All of the computers will be installed with free and open source software.
Both the town of Huajuapan and the “18 de Marzo” school are very interested in increasing the level of technology literacy of their citizens and students. The Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca is located in Huajuapan.
Please consider donating some money or computers to the project. Money will be used for shipping the computers to Mexico and to buy any additional computers or equipment (like cables, routers and a printer) necessary for this schools computer lab and future school lab projects.
To help fund shipping and computer equipment, please click on the donate button to the right.
If you’d like to donate a used computer, please send mail to computers@kidsoncomputers.org.