Kids on Computers is a volunteer run organization but we are going to try something a little different this year. We would like to hire a summer intern to join us this spring/summer. We believe this will help Kids on Computers become more organized and efficient as well as move …
During my last family vacation, I decided that all 7 of us could carry a laptop into Mexico (Brilliant Idea #1) and that’s where the adventure started because nothing dealing with getting computers to Mexico is ever as easy as it sounds. One of Kids on Computers’ main problems is …
At Kids on Computers,we bring computers to kids that have no access to technology. We’ve frequently debated the benefits of laptops vs tablets vs computers. I think the new devices coming out will soon lead us to phones … and they’ll change the world for kids in developing countries. Here …
A while ago Thomas and Hermes had a Kids on Computers booth at a conference in Huajuapan. They spoke to many about the project, including the people that went on to set up Proyecto Min, a project using local recycled computers for schools. I was later introduced to Proyecto Min …
Hermes and Thomas have been working on the lab in the girls’ boarding school in Santo Domingo, Oaxaca. (Thomas went down a few weeks ago to work on this school in particular.) This is a school for girls that come from difficult homes, all teenagers. They have about 50 students …
I got back from a business trip last month and was ecstatic to find a letter from the IRS saying that Kids on Computers is officially a US federal 501(c)(3) organization!!! It’s retroactive to February 25, 2009. (We have been a Colorado nonprofit since our start but this gives us …
Welcome to the Smoky Hill High School students working on their CAS projects! We need you! We are working to set up computer labs for kids that have no other access to computers. Our projects are creative, active and service projects. We can use your help in everything from: creating …
Over the weekend, Hermes and some of his friends worked on the computers donated by “Caja Popular Mexicana”. From Hermes: Talking with Kees, another volunteer, we decided that the best way to use these computers is with LTSP. The computers are older and many don’t have a hard disk or …
Kids on Computers has a new brochure! Many thanks to Kees and Erin! To print: Download the brochure Under Paper->Size, choose Borderless8.5x11in Under Orientation, choose Landscape
Would you like to help install computers in Mexico or Argentina? We are looking for volunteers to help set up several computer labs. No time? Consider helping out with money for shipping computers. With help from many of you,we set up our first computer lab in a disadvantaged elementary school …
