Fight the Digital Divide is a non-profit-campaign. We collect PCs in good condition and send them to institutions who need these goods but can't afford them. Our actual campaign helps a school in a township near Johannesburg (South-Africa)

2. Fight the Digital Divide

3. Fight the Digital Divide

4. What is the Digital Divide?

5. What is the Digital Divide?

6. What is the Digital Divide?
The Digital Divide means

7. What is the Digital Divide?
The Digital Divide means that many people

8. What is the Digital Divide?
The Digital Divide means that many people
like you and us

9. What is the Digital Divide?
The Digital Divide means that many people
like you and us
have access to Computers and Internet

10. What is the Digital Divide?
The Digital Divide means that many people
like you
have access to Computers and Internet
but a lot don’t!!

11. What is the problem?

12. What is the problem?
If you don’t have money, you’ll might have a…

13. What is the problem?
If you don’t have money, you’ll might have a…
reduced
opportunity to
own computer/
internet access

14. What is the problem?
That will be followed by…
reduced
opportunity to
own computer/
internet access

15. What is the problem?
That will be followed by…
reduced
opportunity to
own computer/
internet access
lack of
information and
computer
technology skills

16. What is the problem?
The result of that will be….
reduced
opportunity to
own computer/
internet access
lack of
information and
computer
technology skills

17. What is the problem?
The result of that will be….
reduced
opportunity to
own computer/
internet access
low-income
jobs
lack of
information and
computer
technology skills

18. What is the problem?
And this leads again to…
reduced
opportunity to
own computer/
internet access
low-income
jobs
lack of
information and
computer
technology skills

19. What is the problem?
…the circle will close…
reduced
opportunity to
own computer/
internet access
low-income
jobs
lack of
information and
computer
technology skills

20. What is the problem?
…and you’ll get stuck…
reduced
opportunity to
own computer/
internet access
low-income
jobs
lack of
information and
computer
technology skills

21. What is the problem?
…and you’ll get stuck…

22. Where is the Digital Divide?

23. Where is the Digital Divide?
green marking:
These countries are
mostly «digitalised»

24. Where is the Digital Divide?
green marking:
These countries are
mostly «digitalised»

25. Where is the Digital Divide?
green marking:
These countries are
mostly «digitalised»
red marking:
These countries
haven’t enough
resources to fight the
«digital divide»

26. Where is the Digital Divide?
green marking:
These countries are
mostly «digitalised»
red marking:
These countries
haven’t enough
resources to fight the
«digital divide»

27. Where is the Digital Divide?
…many of the people these countries need help

28. …but…

29. What can you do?

30. What can you do?
You can

31. What can you do?
You can
Do nothing and accept that it is like it is

32. What can you do?
You can
Do nothing and accept that it is like it is
Send you old PC to someone who need it
instead of throwing it away or being used to put
flowers on it

33. What can you do?
You can
Do nothing and accept that it is like it is
Send you old PC to someone who need it
instead of throwing it away or beeing used to
put flowers on it
Support our campaign

34. Whats the plan?

35. Whats the plan?
Our plan is to

36. Whats the plan?
Our plan is to
• collect used PCs (in good condition)

37. We took this step
already:
about 50 PCs, monitors,
mice and keyboards are
waiting to be shipped

38. Whats the plan?
Our plan is to
• collect used PCs (in good condition)
• figure out an institute or school (which can’t
afford this)

39. We visited schools with other scholars and
students while travelling to South-Africa in
September 2012.
We give you more information later

40. Whats the plan?
Our plan is to
• collect used PCs (in good condition)
• figure out an institute or school (which can’t
afford this)
• Ship the equipment thereto and make sure
they can use it

41. In this moment we are organizing the transport
from switzerland to south africa. This is very
costly and has a lot of obstacles we didn’t count
with.
(E.g. packing the goods for a save transport,
getting all and right toll papers, finding the right
insurance…)

42. Whats the plan?
Our plan is to
• collect used PCs (in good condition)
• figure out an institute or school (which can’t
afford this)
• Ship the equipment to this school and make
sure they can use it
• Help young people to get a better education
to have the chance of a better life

43. This is where we need your help

44. Who are we?

45. Who are we?

46. Who are we?
The eitipi GmbH is an IT-
Startup in Switzerland. The
CEO Peter Wittmann
initiates this campaign and
collects 40 of the computers
and periphericals

47. Who are we?
The eitipi GmbH is an IT-
Startup in Switzerland. The
CEO Peter Wittmann
initiates this campaign and
collects 40 of the computers
and periphericals

48. Who are we?
Dr Thomas Schlag is a professor of theology at
the University of Zurich and is a strong
supporter of this campaign. He discovered the
Mayflower school and had a look at the
situation. He also provided the campaign with
another 10 PCs from his faculty
The eitipi GmbH is an IT-
Startup in Switzerland. The
CEO Peter Wittmann
initiates this campaign and
collects 40 of the computers
and periphericals

49. Where is the school located?

50. From Switzerland…

51. …to the school…

52. ..about 10’000 km distance…

53. …but we have to take an even longer trip…

54. More exactly: South Africa

55. …close to Johannisburg (120mls)

56. … in Potcheftsroom.

57. The Mayflower School

58. The Mayflower School

59. The Mayflower School
is a public secondary school

60. The Mayflower School
is a public secondary school
lies in a «secure» area

61. The Mayflower School
is a public secondary school
lies in a «secure» area
takes only small fees, so also
not so rich people can afford
sending their children to
school

62. The Mayflower School
is a public secondary school
lies in a «secure» area
takes only small fees, so also
not so rich people can afford
sending their children to
school
you can help them to get a
better education

63. YOU
can help them to get a better
education

64. The Mayflower School

65. The Mayflower School
The Mayflower School is in the
midst of a South African
township

66. The Mayflower School
The Mayflower School is in the
midst of a South African
township
It is in a hot spot area of fragile
life conditions, massive threat
and severe violence

67. The Mayflower School
The Mayflower School is in the
midst of a South African
township
It is in a hot spot area of fragile
life conditions, massive threat
and severe violence
They have a fenced
sourrounding to keep strangers
out

68. The Mayflower School
The Mayflower School is in the
midst of a South African
township
It is in a hot spot area of fragile
life conditions, massive threat
and severe violence
They have a fenced
sourrounding to keep strangers
out
The money is not enough for a
nice playground

69. The Mayflower School

70. The Mayflower School
There is a basic comfort

71. The Mayflower School
There is a basic comfort
In these rooms 35 teachers are
giving their best to help the
pupils to get a better start into
life

72. The Mayflower School
There is a basic comfort
In these rooms 35 teachers are
giving their best to help the
pupils to get a better start into
life
In the moment, around 400
pupils are educated in this
school

73. The Mayflower School
There is a basic comfort
In these rooms 35 teachers are
giving their best to help the
pupils to get a better start into
life
In the moment, around 400
pupils are educated in this
school
Now they can get a chance to
get a more modern education

74. The Mayflower School
There is a basic comfort
In these rooms 35 teachers are
giving their best to help the pupils
to get a better start into life
In the moment, around 400
pupils are educated in this school
Now they can get a chance to get
a more modern education
Would YOU like to help?

75. The Mayflower School

76. The Mayflower School
everyone here is keen on
getting a chance of a better life

77. The Mayflower School
everyone here is keen on
getting a chance of a better life
everyone is working hard to
reach that goal

78. The Mayflower School
everyone here is keen on
getting a chance of a better life
everyone is working hard to
reach that goal
everyone is happy to be here

79. The Mayflower School

80. The Mayflower School
They are happy to have this
place

81. The Mayflower School
They are happy to have this
place
This school is a place of true
hope against all hopelessness

82. The Mayflower School
They are happy to have this
place
This school is a place of true
hope against all hopelessness
It is a place of future for the
coming generation.

83. How YOU can help?

84. How you can help?
Although we did a lot of unpaid work, there are
some things we can’t do on our own:

85. How you can help?
Although we did a lot of unpaid work, there are
some things we can’t do on our own:
Buying package material for the long trip of the
goods
(it costs around 700$)

86. How you can help?
Although we did a lot of unpaid work, there are
some thing we can’t do on our own:
Buying package material for the long trip of the
goods
(it costs around 700$)
Bring all the goods to the school
(it costs about 2000$)
This has to be done by a shipping company

87. Your award will be…

88. Your award will be
• Many true thanks to YOU from lots of pupils
and teachers

89. Your award will be
• Many true thanks to YOU from lots of pupils
and teachers
• Announcing of what YOU did good in the
newspaper and on a facebook site where you
will be named (at will)

90. Your award will be
• Many true thanks to YOU from lots of pupils
and teachers
• Announcing of what YOU did good in the
newspaper and on a facebook site where you
will be named (at will)
• Your name in the Classroom so everyone
knows YOU give them a chance – every day!

91. Your award will be
• Many true thanks to YOU from lots of pupils
and teachers
• Announcing of what YOU did good in the
newspaper and on a facebook site where you
will be named (at will)
• Your name in the Classroom so everyone
knows YOU give them a chance – every day!
• The knowledge YOU have done something
sustainable too (preventing electric waste)

92. start

93. start now!

94. Thank you for helping