The Turing Trust was set up in response to James’ desire to promote education through using information technology. The Trust offers resources to some of the most disadvantaged communities of sub-Saharan Africa.
The trust operates a free computer recycling scheme, with the aim of to providing computer facilities to rural schools in Ghana. They wipe any donated PCs to the industry standard, offer a drop off service to Edinburgh customers and then ship the recycled PCs to Ghana; which is where t ward comes in.
In 2015 we will be acting as freight forwarding agents for The Turing Trust. Their first shipment consisted of twelve pallets as part of an LCL (less than container load) shipment which was collected from Edinburgh and then shipped to Tema, the Ghana via Port of London Gateway.
As the trust were exporting for the first time, we helped to take them through the process from start to finish, guiding them through the processes or customs entry, documentation and the logistics required to process their cargo in the UK before being shipped out.
The charity has been receiving a very welcome increase in donations recently, which means that now they are looking at potentially shipping a whole 20’ container in February 2015. We will be delighted to help them through the process once again.
If you’re interested in donating IT equipment or other items to this worthy cause, you can contact the team at: recycle@turingtrust.co.uk
It’s not just computers that can help students and schools in Ghana. The Trust also needs:
• Old games consoles, games, TV’s, radios, speakers, iPods, MP3 players and accessories for a start-up charity gaming café in Ghana - to raise funds for development projects
• Digital cameras & mobile phones (including chargers)
• Calculators, exercise books, rulers, pens and pencils.
The full list of items that the charity needs is available on their website along with more about the work they do and the worthwhile projects they are supporting.
http://turingtrust.co.uk/
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