Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2012 Winner

Computers to Educate


Description

“Computers to Educate” is a Government program responsible for bridging the social and regional gap of Colombia by bringing ICTs to children in rural and remote zones of Colombia and by training teachers with technology. Its commitment is to contribute to the improvement of educational quality in public schools. This program also contributes to the conservation of the environment, with the reception, refurbishment and demanufacture of obsolete computers, so that reduces paper usage, reducing deforestation and also generating savings in carbon emissions, partially replacing the purchase of new equipment for education and thus preserving the environment.

Project website

http://www.computadoresparaeducar.gov.co


Action lines related to this project
  • AL C3. Access to information and knowledge 2012
Millennium development goals related to this project
  • Goal 1: Eradicate poverty and hunger
  • Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education
  • Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

Coverage

Status

Completed

Start date

22 November 2000

End date

22 November 2020


Entity name

Computers to Educate

Entity country—type

Colombia Government

Entity website

http://www.computadoresparaeducar.gov.co

Partners

Ministry of ICTs of Colombia, Ministry of Education of Colombia and Presidency of Colombia