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Liffey South FM speaks with Camara Education
Volunteer Frank Neenan speaks to Liffey South FM about Camara Education and the work it does providing technology to deliver a better education to disadvantaged schools in Ireland and abroad.
Click here to listen.
Camara Galway September Computer Drop-Off
The Camara Galway computer drop-off is taking place on Wednesday 7th of September from 10am to 6pm, so why not drop-off your old PCs, laptops, monitors, keyboards and mice?
The drop-off hub is located on Distillery Rd. in the NUI Galway campus, (travelling towards Moycullen on the Newcastle Rd., turn right into NUIG at the AIB [...]
Open Saturdays
The Camara Dublin workshop will re-open on Saturdays, starting with this Saturday September 3rd (11am-4pm), so come on down and check out our new workshop in Chapelizod.
Camara Coin Challenge – Your change makes a difference
Join us in our quest to create a kilometre of coins along the East Pier of Dun Laoghaire Harbour on Saturday August 27th in aid of our Irish Schools Programme. The Camara Coin Challenge will seek support from the general public in our bid to raise funds for our work at home in Ireland.
Over [...]
Camara Jamaica
We are delighted to announce that the Camara Jamaica Hub has been officially launched since Thursday August 18th.
To read more go to http://camara.ie/web/where-we-work/jamaica/.
DIT Appoint Camara Education as Computer Reuse Partner
In August, DIT donated 180 computers to Camara Education from sites in Kevin Street, Aungier Steet and Rathmines for reuse with the potential to transform the lives of over 3,500 children in East Africa. Camara Education, a social enterprise and charity, specialises in the re-use of computers to educate children in disadvantaged schools in [...]
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Rita At Camara Ethiopia
Follow Rita’s blog below as she volunteers with Camara Ethiopia this summer.
https://ritacamara.wordpress.com/
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Camara Zambia hub:Going To Southern Province
In 2006 it was noted that in Zambia about 90% of the population are lacking ICT tools and training, which has resulted in most schools failing to provide quality education and also leaving the students and teachers disadvantaged when it comes to career opportunities. The Zambian government through the draft ICT policy of 2009 has [...]
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YOUTH APPENTICESHIP
The goal of the Government of Rwanda is to reduce poverty and in turn improve
the well being of its population by ensuring equitable access to quality education
focusing on combating illiteracy. Recommendations from the Workforce Development
Authority (WDA) in Rwanda recommends the acquisition of technical skills by able
individuals to ensure that those that are unable to get [...]
Get Rid of Old Computers Ethically