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IBM joins Camara Education for a ‘Day with a Difference’

By garyr | Published: June 19, 2011
As part of IBM’s centennial year celebrations, the Global Technology Services department recently joined Camara Education to help pack containers with computers for Kenya and Zambia, and volunteer at the various workshop stations to gain insight into the different stages of the computer refurbishment process. A huge thank you to everyone who came along and [...]
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Enda Africa Drive from Belfast to Capetown

By garyr | Published: June 19, 2011
Four students departed from Belfast on June 1st on a road trip to Capetown in South Africa to raise funds for Camara. The guys, Johnathan and Seán from Belfast, and Jack and Adam from Malaysia, spent Saturday night couchsurfing with a family in Belgium and got a write up in a local newpaper which can [...]
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Camara reaches final of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland awards

By garyr | Published: June 10, 2011
Exceptional Irish people celebrated as award finalists Record 200 applications received by Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Dublin, June 8th 2011: Eight exceptional organisations have been announced as finalists of the 2011 Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards, each vying for a part of the €650,000 prize fund. The prize fund, supported by DCC plc, has increased by over a third [...]
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Camara Dublin workshop closed Saturday May 28th

By garyr | Published: May 23, 2011
The Camara Dublin workshop will be closed on Saturday May 28th due to the Camara 10K Fun Run which is being held on Sandymount Strand. Apologies for any inconvenience and thanks to all of those taking part.
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Irish Cricketer smashes Jamie Heaslip’s Record

By garyr | Published: April 21, 2011
Ace Irish Cricketer Trent Johnston took on the ‘Camara Container Challenge’ and set a new record in packing a 40ft container with 600 computers bound for disadvantaged communities in Jamaica. Johnston joined up with the Irish charity Camara Education, who specialise in providing e-Learning in disadvantaged communities in Africa, Ireland and now Jamaica. Camara Education [...]
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PwC lead the way

By garyr | Published: April 7, 2011
A recent donation of 500 computers from PwC brings their total of computers re-used in education to 1,500.   Not only have PwC allowed thousands of children access to a better education by reusing their computers, they have also deferred 650 tonnes of carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Their latest donation is currently being processed [...]
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