Proyecto Chispa (Project Spark) is a new initiative to encourage education of underprivileged children. As part of the project we are collecting used computers, refurbishing them and installing educational games including math, science, English, grammar and so much more.
The computers will be sent to the children of Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos (NPH), a network of orphanages in Latin America and the Caribbean. More than 3,300 children make up the NPH family, we hope these computers will be the “chispa” (spark) the children need to continue learning at the highest level and through education they will be able break the cycle of poverty. More information about how to help NPH can be found at www.friendsoftheorphans.org
Join us the first Saturday of every month anytime from 10am-4pm at Harvard Medical School where people can drop off donated computers and volunteers will work to get the computers ready. Snacks will be provided for volunteers.
**We are ONLY accepting Macs and PCs (laptops/desktops) with at least 256 MB RAM and only LCD monitors.
If you would like to donate a computer or would like join Proyecto Chispa
contact Liz O’Day at chispa@lizzardfashion.com for more information.
Gracias!
A project that I was involved in at the South End Technical Center has wound down, so I am at liberty. Are any kind of parking arrangements available since I’d be coming into town?
Hi Jonanthan,
Thank you so much for offering to help. We would love for you to join us this Saturday. As far as parking goes, there are a few spaces we can use at the Medical School, if you are coming down Longwood and HMS is your left, if you take the first left after the school (before the lights, looks like a little alley, there is a loading dock sign, and it cuts between HMS and childrens buildings) there are ~10 spaces there they we can use, and street parking is also available on Huntington. I am working to see if we can get access to the Harvard garages or Boston Latin’s parking lot- but I’m not sure either will be able to occur for tomorrow, I’ll keep you posted.
I look forward to meeting you and thanks again for your help and support with proyecto chispa!
All the best,
Liz
Hey Liz!
My husband is a systems admin for a software company and can work wonders with computers…he would love to help you guys! Are you planning on meeting August 7th?
Hey! Thank you! We would love his help and yes we are meeting on the 7th! Tell him to email me (liz.oday@lizzardfashion.com) before the meeting and I will help him get access into the building. Thank you so much for supporting this project!! Hope all is well with you!!
gracias~