Category Archives: Computer Recycling

Project Manager Urgently Required

By Kirsty | Published: June 2, 2011
We urgently need someone with Project Management experience to assist us in moving from our existing workshop to a new site in Dublin. If you can help for 3-4 days a week for the next 8 weeks, and have a background in Engineering or Management, please contact Frank at (01) 652 2668 or email volunteer@camara.ie
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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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Some more In-Country equipment donations

By mariea | Published: February 16, 2011
Camara’s African hubs are continuing to make progress in sourcing equipment locally. Recently Camara Rwanda received an equipment donation from DFID’s (UK Department for International Development) Rwandan Offices. They received CPU’s, servers, some laptops and scanners. Meanwhile Camara Zambia received equipment from the Irish Embassy. The donation comprised of some printers, computers, a server and [...]
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IKEA Computer Bring Day

By mariea | Published: January 5, 2011
As part of IKEA’s commitment to environmental sustainability they have asked Camara to organise a Computer Bring Day for this Sat 8th Jan at their IKEA Dublin Store. Computers can be dropped off at their store entrance from 10:00am to 06:00pm. Due to the costs of refurbishing and shipping computers to Africa, Camara ask for [...]
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UNICEF – First In-country computer donations to Camara

By Shen | Published: November 2, 2010
Last week Camara received their first in-country donation of computers for reuse in schools. UNICEF at their offices in Mbuya, Uganda donated 31 Toshiba lap-tops to Camara’s Service Centre in Kimpala. This is a key event for Camara. Receiving computers within a country is a very effective approach to computer reuse. The transport logistics are [...]
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Camara work-shop reopens

By mariea | Published: September 3, 2010
After a short summer break the Camara work-shop reopens on Saturdays starting this Sat. 4th Sept 2010.  Opening hours remain unchanged from 11:00am to 04:00pm.
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Camara PC Breakage Rates

By Ciarán | Published: August 12, 2010
I found this really interesting. We were collectively musing in the office as to how the breakage rates of Camara pcs compare with new pcs. Ste found the following which was really interesting (From Google answers) Below you find will the results of my research for first year failure rates of desktop and laptop PCs for [...]
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Vodafone Go Green Recycle Day – 22nd July 2010

By Shen | Published: August 9, 2010
Camara attended Vodafone’s recent Go Green Recycle Day, held at their Headquarters, Mountainview, Leopardstown. The event promoted ‘reuse and recycle’ amongst Staff with a swap book scheme for Enable Ireland, recycle your phones with the Vodafone support for the Irish Heart Foundation. Vodafone recently supported Camara in using them to recycle printers. While Camara does not [...]
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PEPSICO Ireland-Latest Company to Support Camara

By Shen | Published: August 6, 2010
Companies can support Camara through offering other IT hardware apart from computers for recycling. Camara was delighted to be able to handle the disposal of 100 retired printers for PepsiCo Ireland in June. Camara does not ship refurbished printers to Africa because of the unaffordability of the replacement ink cartridges. However, Camara offers a full [...]
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No thanks! ;)

By eoghan | Published: July 30, 2010
Once a month, the wheels turn and the process of loading the container occurs. We would like to thank all of those who contribute to turning these wheels. If your mentioned, pat your own back, your brillant and thank you. Thanks Ita for processing the laptops. We believe that a busy volunteer is a happy volunteer [...]
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