2019 IN REVIEW

YEAR IN REVIEW

SHIPMENTS WCE shipped to 59 schools in 16 developing countries: Bangladesh, Belize, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Liberia, Mali, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and PUERTO RICO WCE hired Dr. Andrea Barrietos as the Rufo school in San Juan, funded by The students. WCE received a grant from development in computer science to 64 schools interested in starting WCE Refurbishing Clubs. Zimbabwe. COMPUTER DONATIONS WCE received 2,416 computers. Thanks to a support from Western Digital, we were able to upgrade to larger hard drives, allowing us to increase the amount of educational content loaded in each

coordinator ofWCE–Puerto Rico. WCE also provided more schools with computers and established a WCE Refurbishing Club workshop at Padre Ciudadela Development and the 20/22 Act Foundation. Some ofthe new material for our Spanish content pack was created by University ofPuerto Rico graduate Google for a project with the University of Puerto Rico to deliver professional teachers. WCE recruited three additional computer. INSPIRE GIRLS WCE recruited four schools in four countries in Africa where WCE has Field Associates and they were paired with teachers from outside ofAfrica to work together on developing a resource that teachers could use to help them inspire girls to pursue careers in technology. One pair between a school in Illinois, USA and Rwanda resulted in WCE presented some Inspire Girls funding to a teacher in Rwanda piloting an after school inspire girls club.

CONTENT A team at WCE–Chicago doubled the amount ofeducational content that we loaded into computers by gathering rich varieties ofcontent in English, French, and Spanish. This diverse digital library includes content in ten subjects such as health, agriculture, education, technology, and environment. All WCE Chapters preload this content in the appropriate language for our shipments abroad.

FRIENDS & FAMILY CAMPAIGN WCE raised $100,000 from 120 donors in December 2019 and January 2020.

SPONSORS WCE raised $100,000 from individuals, corporations, and foundations.