Our sponsors (school board and persons) donates  a lot of computers that are ready to be shipped to Africa. Besides, we have books and textbooks to open many  libraries in educational institutions. We therefore wish to thank all the dedicated people who have helped us in one way or another and especially all the librarians of the Conseil scolaire catholique Centre-Sud who greatly supports  us in this process.

The equipment is currently in a warehouse in Brampton and the headquarters of the organization.

In addition, we are in talks with several agencies whom we intend to send equipment. These are agencies with whom we have exchanged a lot of information on how we can be of help and processes for receipt of donations.

These include:

1. Worldchildren in Côte d'Ivoire
2. Youth Action for Development in Togo
3. The College Kirman in Côte d'Ivoire
4. AIP Togo
5. The national union of secondary and higher education in Burkina Faso

We have made contact with several freight forwarders who have submitted quotes. that the information received so far for some African ports are :

Shipping in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire: total: $ 3075 U.S.
FOB charges:
Positioning Brampton (2h): $ 300
Export declaration: $ 25
Handling & Documentation: $ 50

Sea freight:
20 ' Container: $2700  
Limiting weight: 20 ': 22680 kgs
Transit time: 45 days
Routing: Toronto-Montreal-Le Havre-Abidjan

Shipping in Lome, Togo: total: $ 3275 U.S.
FOB charges:
Positioning Brampton (2h): $ 300
Export declaration: $ 25
Handling & Documentation: $ 50

Sea freight:
20 ' Container: $2900  
40 ' Container$ 4900
40 'HC: $ 5000
Transit time: 32 days
Routing: Toronto-Le Havre-Las Palmas-Lome

Shipping in Cotonou, Benin: total: $ 3375 U.S.
FOB charges:
Positioning Brampton (2h): $ 300
Export declaration: $ 25
Handling & Documentation: $ 50

Toronto-Cotonou:
20 ' container; $ 3000
40 ' Container: $5100
40 'HC: $5200
Transit Time: 35 days
Routing: Toronto-Le Havre-Las Palmas-Cotonou

Shipping in Nouakchott, Mauritania: total: $ 4525 U.S.
FOB charges:
Positioning Brampton (2h): $ 300
Export declaration: $ 25
Handling & Documentation: $ 50

Ocean Freight:
20 ' Container: $4150  
40 ' Container: $6900  
Transit time: at least 35 days
Routing: Toronto - Antwerp - Dakar - Nouakchott

Obviously, we will be happy to find lower prices given the fact that we are a non-profit organization and we have no budget to cover this big expense. We are counting on donor assistance to be able to strike an affordable deal on these quotes.

We also plan a fundraising evening dedicated to this noble cause in order to collect enough money to ship the equipment.

Finally, you will also soon find in this section, videos and photos showing the presentation and installation of donations to institutions in our partner countries.