Lloydspharmacy is partnering with Computers 4 Africa in donating around 500 of its computers to benefit African schools and communities. Computers will be inspected, tested and data wiped prior to their shipment to Africa where they will be distributed to schools, universities and other educational institutions as well as libraries.Eddie Nicholas, Head of IT Operational Support at Lloydspharmacy said:
We’re delighted to be involved in this programme. We decided to partner with Computers 4 Africa as we are currently upgrading computers across our network and were looking for a safe and secure method of disposal which would have a minimum impact on the environment. This partnership provides us with that while importantly providing opportunities for communities which wouldn’t normally have access to any IT equipment, to benefit from their use.Mike Fleet, the Operations Manager of Computers 4 Africa, said:
We are delighted to receive this donation from Lloydspharmacy. It is a pleasure to partner with a company that take their corporate social responsibilities very seriously. With the support of businesses like Lloydspharmacy we are able to continue helping to educate children in Africa. Having just returned from Tanzania, I know how much more we need to do and how grateful the teachers and children are for our support and that of our donors.Beneficiaries of the programme include a teacher training college in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania where trainee teachers are taught how to use the computers before that are sent out to schools and projects. Once the student teachers are qualified, they are sent together with a number of computers and if necessary a generator, to a school to start working directly with the children.
