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July 16, 2009

Fixing computers a world away

Posted: 11:28 AM ET

Seth Owusu is a computer technician for Geek Squad, the computer repair team in the Best Buy Stores. It is after his long work days fixing computers, that he makes his greatest repair. Seth runs Entire Village Computer Organization (EVCO), a charity that refurbishes computers and delivers them to schools in Ghana. And much like the 3 year warranties offered at electronic stores, Seth and his team make a 3 year commitment to keep the computers up and running.

Seth Owusu grew up in Ghana, and was deeply touched by missionaries visiting his school, who were willing to travel so far to help strangers. After relocating to the United States he founded EVCO, picking up donated computers, and refurbishing them in his garage and basement. The extra hours and hard work are validated with each trip to Africa, where he has seen improvement in the villages that have received his donations, with greater attendance in the schools and a higher interest in education. EVCO has donated 120 computers thus far, in Ghana and now also Nigeria. They plan to add one additional country to their program each year.

For Seth, he is able to build something greater than a line of working computers. He is able to help build a brighter future for the children in these schools.

To learn more about EVCO and other organizations that are helping children, please visit our Impact Your World page.

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Louis S

July 16th, 2009 1:38 pm ET

About the report of the charge for 46 quadrillion dollars, someone need to review their elementary school mathematics (among some other things)
1000 thousand
1000000 million
1000000000 thousand million
1000000000000 billion
1000000000000000 thousand billion
1000000000000000000 trillion
1000000000000000000000 thousand trillion
1000000000000000000000000 quadrillion

Bill from Brookville

July 21st, 2009 11:48 am ET

I'm willing to give up a system that cares more for the Doctors the Hospitals the Drug Companies the Employer and the bottom line of the Insurance Carrier than the patient

Aaron from Chicago

July 22nd, 2009 11:14 am ET

It's a start Tony. Getting computers running in other countries is a one step closer plan to having a computerized world.

{I can only think of what will come next afther computers}

-Aaron

Christine Speed

July 22nd, 2009 12:06 pm ET

I am willing to give up paying a high insurance premium one third of which goes purely to subsidizing the uninsured. However much "the rich" are taxed with the new bill, it will not be as much as "we" are being taxed right now.

I am willing to give up having the US Congress being corrupted by medical/insurance special interests so that they can reap tremendous profits on the backs of ordinary citizens-corporate welfare.

I am willing to give up the shameful spectacle of Third World conditions in VA hospitals.

I am willing to give up the shameful spectacle of Hurricane Katrina victims that were so poor and so fat, they could not escape to safety.

The new health care legislation must contain serious economic incentives in its premium fee structure to coax Americans into better preventive health care of themselves.

I am willing to give up allowing the current health care industry to inhumanely generate the shameful personal stories you are airing on CNN right now. It is a public disgrace.

Ernie Ellingwood

July 22nd, 2009 12:21 pm ET

Lost amidst all the fear-mongering about "Canadian-style" health care is the reality that most Canadians would not trade their system, with all its flaws, for your privately run system, which lealves 46 million people without coverage. How sad that a country which just marked the 40th anniversary of putting a man on the moon still can't figure out how to provide comprehensive, affordable health care for all of its citizens. Shame on you.

Ernie
New Brunswick, Canada

Will Turner

July 22nd, 2009 12:32 pm ET

I can't believe it. We are losing jobs by the thousands, people are losing healthcare coverage and the senate is allowing people in this stressful time to carry guns across state lines.

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