RRRcomputer.org, a non-profit organisation providing children in need with reused computers in the San Francisco Bay Area, now accepts bitcoin donations through Bitpay payment platform.

The founders of the non-profit believe that “there are better uses for old computers than being scrapped for parts and creating unnecessary e-waste in landfills”. Instead of sending old computers to recycling centres, RRRcomputer.org is sending them to low-income primary school students.

Hue Mach, the RRRcomputer.org founder and an IT professional, has a goal to fill the gap, which exists between families that have access to computer technology and those who don’t. He remarks that children from a deprived background may not have a chance to build a career in the tech industry if “this digital divide” is not bridged. Elizabeth Ploshay, an account manager at Bitpay, told Cointelegraph:

“Hue is spearheading an initiative to promote education and digital literacy for K-6th graders in the SF Bay area, Bitcoin as a donation method goes hand in hand with RRR's innovation and goal of inclusion.”

The non-profit is welcoming donations from businesses and individuals and also encourages the bitcoin community to join them in an effort to improve children’s technical literacy.

Coinfox recently reported on another initiative designed to empower young people by the use of digital technology. We wrote about Code To Inspire, a project launched by Fereshteh Forough to create the first coding centre for young women in Herat, Afghanistan. Among other charity projects that accept bitcoin donations is RLab’s initiative for children’s early development and education projects.

Daria Petushkova