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Help Bridge the Digital Divide

Your organization’s sustainable e-waste program can expect…

  • Complete data wipe in compliance with industry ESG standards
  • No hassle pick-ups
  • Avoiding landfills
  • Solid investments with refurbished computers for global youth, giving them the tools to learn, build, and create.

…when you donate to us.

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A New Way to Spark Joy:

Declutter and donate

  • Password leaks solved. We wipe your old drives 100%.
  • Free mail-in options or local drop-off locations.
  • Avoid landfills completely.
  • Give young people the tools to learn, build, and create.

…when you donate to WCE.

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ENTERPRISE DONORS

Planned obsolescence is the standard. Partnering with WCE will elevate your organization’s sustainable e-waste program and extend the life cycle of your old devices.

  • 100% Complete data wipe in full compliance with industry ESG standards
  • No hassle pick-ups
  • Avoiding landfills
  • We do all the work for you.
  • Solid investments in global youth, giving them the tools to learn, build, and create.

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

When you’re ready to declutter, donate to us.

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  • Free shipping or convenient local drop-off
  • 100% data protection. We certify your hard drives 100% wiped.
  • No leaking lithium batteries in your home
  • Refurbishing so that your computer is still fully functionable for someone else.
  • If too old, your device will get safely stripped for recycling.
  • We do all the work for you.
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A Better Way to Recycle

DPPs – DigitalProductPassports – deliver

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DigitalProductPassports

…use a patented process involving micro-websites that verify wiping.

When donating computers to our charity – WCE, you will receive a Digital ProductPassport (DPP) that includes a certificate proving of 100% data destruction.

For our partners, allies, and recipients, the DPPs confirm that your new(ish) computers function well, having been properly refurbished.

DPPs for donated computers are available only WCE, the only nonprofit licensed for charitable computer reuse.

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Together, we’re bridging the digital divide and creating opportunities for underserved communities around the world.

43,000 +

Laptops & PCs
distributed since 2001

3,700 +

Schools & NGOs
recipients sites.

56 +

Countries in Africa, Asia,
& Europe served

16

Chapters in the Americas and Africa

Who We’ve Helped

Since 2000, World Computer Exchange has shipped over 40,000 computers to 3729 sites in 54 developing countries, serving over 5 million students. Recipients include USAID, School Web, Geek Corps, New Vision for Africa, COPPADES, Peace Corps volunteers, Rotary International projects, iEarn, Project Hope, World Vision, Books for Afric, and more.

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Bangladesh: 1141
Benin: 380
Bolivia: 1206
Cameroon: 1562
Dom. Republic: 769
DR Congo: 172
Ecuador: 1536
El Salvador: 2722
Ethiopia: 1142
Georgia: 1063

Ghana: 1434
Guatemala: 642
Haiti: 578
Honduras: 719
India: 2469
Ivory Coast: 22
Jamaica: 223
Jordan: 205
Kenya: 3169
Liberia: 893

Macedonia: 426
Madagascar: 428
Malawi: 462
Mali: 507
Mexico: 1890
Moldova: 377
Nepal: 1669
Nicaragua: 378
Nigeria: 3455
Pakistan: 555

Philippines: 501
Puerto Rico: 607
Senegal: 691
Sierra Leone: 300
South Africa: 124
Sri Lanka: 238
Tanzania: 2818
Uganda: 400
Ukraine: 580
Zambia: 4001

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How To Get Computers

Schools, Community Groups, and NGOS can receive certified refurbished laptops and desktop computers from WCE.

Each computer comes with a completely erased and tested hard drive (via our DPP process), along with added content:

  • New software installed in the language of the recipient countries including
    • 10 gigabytes (GB) of Wikipedia and
    • 15 GB of textbooks.

The software offers transformative benefits: access to agricultural data, educational information, and other sources, even if our recipients lack an internet connection, or experience low or infrequent connectivity.

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Founded in 2001 by Timothy Anderson, World Computer Exchange is a 501(c)(3) non-profit with a 4 star rating from Charity Navigator. Our mandate is to help international schools and NGOs gain access to technology.

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