Our Mission

Our goal at the CCRA is to collect and refurbish unwanted used computers for donation to schools and nonprofit organizations in need.

Our current efforts are focused on giving to community centers and schools in the local Ithaca area and to various regions in Africa (Mali, Kenya, Zambia, and South Africa).  We are in the process of expanding to include public schools in Jamaica and China.

Current Projects:
- Zambia, Luangwa Valley....9 cpus, 9 laptops, 3 scanners
- Liberia, Cuttington College....12 computers, 12 monitors
- Liberia, Monrovia Orphanage....10 computers, 10 monitors
- South Africa, Teachers Without Borders....40 computers
- Kabul Afghanistan, Vet College....23 monitors

Completed Projects:

Fall 2006:

- Mali, community center....10 computers, one printer
- Zambian Children's Fund....10+ computers, 2 printers
- South Africa, 3 schools and a prison....60 computers
- UNESCO Office, Kenya....2 laptops

Spring 2007:

- South Side Community Center....2 computers
- Babbage's Basement....30+ computers
- Immaculate Conception School....12 computers
- Ithaca High School....6 computers
- Greater Ithaca Activities Center....17 computers, 2 printers, 30 desks/chairs

Summer 2007:

- Ithaca Burmese Refugee Group....5 computers, 5 printers
- Wrestling Program at Cornell....5 computers
- Cornell Athletics Department....2 Itanium servers
- Tompkins County Youth Advocate Program....3 computers
- University of Kabul, Afghanistan (with Cornell Vet School)....2 computers, server   hard drive
- Project Reach (with Cornell Sustainability Hub and Cornell Urban Scholars
  Program)....5 computers
- Orphanage in Liberia....10 computers

Fall 2007:

- University of Cuttington, Liberia....20 computers
- Centro de Idiomas, Nicaragua (with Cornell Language Center)....20 computers
- Village at Ithaca....monitors, laptops, color laser printer
- Bedford-Styve Cornell Urban Scholars Program....20 computers
- Cornell Library Research....Mac G4
- Students at GIAC....several single laptop donations
- Suicide and Crisis Prevention, Ithaca....10 computers
- Lansing School for Girls, Lansing, NY....10 Computers
- Village at Ithaca, Ithaca....10+ computers
- Ithaca Bird Watchers....3+ computers
- Elementary school in Central PA....3+ computers
- Ghana....10 computers

It costs between $1500-$2500 to send one shipment of computers overseas.

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Please help us keep our international efforts running by contributing to CCRA.

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Please see the Contact page if you would like to make a donation.