Want to make a difference this year?

Individuals and businesses can make a difference and a new project in Tanzania is a great place to focus your corporate or personal donations. A friend of mine recently forwarded me info on Operation Tech Start, a project that is working to “upgrade the economic status of disadvantaged communities through the spread of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) within the central region of Tabora, Tanzania – an area often overlooked by international aid due to its poor infrastructure and inaccessibility.”

Operation Tech Start aims to connect kids and communities in Tanzania to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) that improve their educational and economic opportunities.

Operation Tech Start is looking for

• Computer equipment & accessories
• Digital cameras, music players or other electronics
• Children’s movies (DVD format)

If you or your company have extra electronics that you can give to the children in Tanzania email Holly@operationtechstart.org or call 347-243-5183.

Or consider helping fund the pilot project: Computer Classes for 25 Children for 6 Months

Tell them where you want your money to go and the funds will be applied to the specific area. You will be able to check in on the blog for confirmation of how the money is being used. Here’s what your donation can do:

• Educational software & manuals = $20/child
• Computer educators & training fee = $3,160/month
• Printer paper, pens & pencils = $10/month
• Computer lab local helpdesk= $25/month
• Internet connection = $30/month

This is a wonderful project and the kind of endeavor that businesses and individuals can easily get involved in. You could donate unused computer equipment, supplies or money. However you choose to support Operation Tech Start it will make a difference.