Statement of Purpose

The digital divide between developed and developing nations widens each day. Most young people in developing nations go through primary and secondary school without access to a computer and to the world of learning, awareness and opportunity that a computer provides. The knowledge and information that can be found on the internet and the learning opportunities inherent in computer technology can make the difference between lives of isolation and poverty and lives engaged in education, commerce and social development. As technology oriented students – a number of them from Kenya – Andanje Foundation leaders know the difference that technology can make and seek to make it available in remote regions that are not being served by other initiatives. Each day, thousands of computers and peripherals are discarded when, with proper refurbishing or upgrading, they could find another life of service in an underserved African community. The Andanje Foundation seeks to reclaim a portion of this equipment, ready it for contemporary use and deliver it, along with the learning systems necessary for effective use, to the young people in our target communities.