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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 [...]
Irish Cricketer smashes Jamie Heaslip’s Record
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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Camara Galway head South
Camara Galway at Fota Wild-life Park
Last weekend, the Camara NUI Galway Society locked up the hub, packed their Camara t-shirts, and hopped on a bus to Cork. The weather obliged with beautiful sunny days and mild nights. Arriving in town late on Friday night, we headed to the local Indian restaurant, followed by a [...]
PwC lead the way
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 [...]
GM Africa Trip – Third Installment
The meeting in the President’s Office went as well as we could have expected. The ban on the importation of refurbished computers will soon be applicable only to those below a certain specification. This year in Camara we need to bring in 20,000 PC’s to distribute 10,000 so this specification should not be a [...]
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GM’s Africa Trip – Second Installment
The emergency announcement on the Boeing 787 from Lusaka to Addis Ababa was a little more formal than the one we heard previously. Two days before in Ndola on route to Lusaka, the pilot turned around to the seven passengers to tell us where the exits were, oh, and by the way can [...]
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