(Last update : April 9 2023)
In May 2020, the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) started a computer refurbishment project. The goal of this project is, via our partners to make available computers:
- for school students to continue their education being done online due to COVID-19.
- to non-profit organisations (since mid 2021)
In 2020, we worked with Restore a Sense of I Can (RSC) to refurbish 200 computers. As of April 8 2023, we have donated over 603 computers and have over 100 computers to refurbish (and continue to receive more computers to refurbish).
Our project has been featured in the Newsday’s August 13 2020 article “Rescuing computers from digital oblivion”
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society needs funds to purchase parts to refurbish computers.
As of January 16 2023, over 510 have been refurbished and donated.
If you can help, you can donate funds to :
Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society,
Republic Bank Savings Account #160136544031,
U.W.I Branch, Trinidad.
Be sure to email us at [email protected] when you’ve donated so we can acknowledge and thank you!
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Refurbishing computers involves several steps:
…..from cleaning computers…..
….installing Solid State Drives….
….installing Windows 10
….installing Windows updates and Free and Open Source Software
…..then delivering machines to receipents
We’ve also asked you for donations of computers to refurbish and we’ve gotten over 600 computers and some laptops.
We’ve already donated several computers to families and delivered refurbished computers to primary and secondary schools as well as a Police Youth Club and other non profit organisations and foundations.
Given the COVID-19 situation in Trinidad and Tobago, we are attempting to refurbish and distribute as many computers as we can.
However, we need your help! Here’s how:
Make a financial donation
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society needs funds to purchase parts to refurbish computers.
As of April 8 2023, over 600 computers have been refurbished and donated.
You can donate funds to :
Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society,
Republic Bank Savings Account #160136544031,
U.W.I Branch, Trinidad.
Be sure to email us at [email protected] when you’ve donated so we can acknowledge and thank you!
Purchase computer parts to donate directly to TTCS.
For persons wanting to use their credit cards (including persons outside of Trinidad and Tobago!), you can assist the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) by purchasing parts from our Amazon TTCS refurbishment list at https://ttcs.tt/amazon-refurbish-wish-list which holds our common computer parts that we need to refurbish desktops and laptops.
You can purchase items to ship to a US address that would forward items to Simon Frasier, who is a project leader of the TTCS computer refurbishment project.
Our Skybox address to ship items from https://ttcs.tt/amazon-refurbish-wish-list to TTCS :
Simon Fraser
8900 NW 35TH LN STE 130
MIAMI, FL 33172-1224
United States
Phone number: 3054708989
Be sure to email us at [email protected] what you have purchased to ship to TTCS so we can acknowledge and thank you!
Spread the word
Reshare this page https://www.ttcs.tt/computer-refurbishment on your social media channels and/or website so that more persons are made aware of this project.
Donate computers
If you have (preferably) working computers, SSDs, memory you’re not using that is less than 10 years old and running either Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or Windows 10, complete the form at
https://www.ttcs.tt/donate-computer-equipment-for-refurbishing/ . Someone from TTCS will contact you to coordinate pickup.
A huge THANK YOU to those that have donated!
In no particular order : Pinaka Technologies, B. Timothy, M. Nunez, the Staff Association of ECLAC, Port of Spain, Internet Society of Trinidad and Tobago Chapter (which donated dozens of Solid State Drives and WiFi Adapters) and Trinidad and Tobago Network Information Centre (TTNIC).
Be a part of the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society
If you wish to be involved with computer refurbishment or assist with other TTCS projects, sign up at https://ttcs.tt/jointtcs/ . Let us know if you’re willing to be part of this project at [email protected]
