How it Works....

Kenyan schools are generally underfunded and starved for technology.  The Kenya Computer Exchange allows these schools to acquire great computers for use in labs and for administrative purposes without any outlay of cash.  These computers are not free, however.  The schools “buy in” to the success and good governance of the project by reciprocating with free enrollments for extremely disadvantaged students that our organization chooses.  For example, two computers may be exchanged for free tuition at a boarding school for one student for one year.  In addition, the school benefits by improving its prestige as an institution that offers computer classes.  All the students at a participating school also benefit by learning vital computer skills that will serve them as productive members of society.  And society at large benefits by giving poor children the opportunity to create a bright future for themselves and their country.

There is a clear environmental component that benefits humanity when we reuse computers for education that would otherwise be sent to a landfill or end up as e-waste in a developing country.  Our computers are high quality second-hand units that may be outdated in the US, but are considered cutting edge technology in remote villages throughout Africa.

The KEF seeks donations from private citizens and businesses that periodically update their office computers replacing them with new ones. We also thank the following companies for the very generous gifts of computers and assistance with shipping them to Kenyan classrooms:

Magellan Health Services - 350 computers and shipping

Signature Bank - 50 computers

Continuity Centers - 30 computers

NU Horizons Electronics - 30 computers

Power Travel International - 16 computers

Hofstra University - 15 computers