Right in our own community there are literally hundreds of small ethnic churches who are being shepherded by part-time pastors with minimal resources. Many of these pastors are also part-time students, trying to gain the needed Bible and leadership training. Again, a computer would be extremely useful in preparing papers, class notes, correspondence and more. But computer technology is often completely out of reach for many of these organizations, churches and individuals because of the cost, unfamiliarity with modern technology and unavailability of training. Lack of access to even the most basic equipment and the requisite training limits their development.
Computers receives donations of computers, printers, modems, monitors and software.
They then refurbish the equipment, donate it and provide training. What may be old and obsolete today still has a lot of useful life left. All that is needed in many cases is a simple check-up, some added memory or additional peripherals, along with the right software and the equipment is ready to be put to use again. It won't have the latest gizmos and gadgets, but it's a good starter system to help someone who knows nothing about computers get on the road to computer literacy. Even equipment that's not in working condition can often supply needed parts for repair.