The computers are on their way to Uganda and should arrive in early June! Right now the team is making the final preparations before leaving on June 21st. It's going to be a very exciting year. The CFU 2007 team is bigger than ever--students from Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart and South Kitsap High School will be going this year. Additionally, because there are so many people, a portion of the team will help set up Uganda's first computer refurbishment center InterConnection Uganda. The refurbishment center will be led by the new center's staff in Uganda and a team of students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Stay tuned for more information as things develop.

Jimmy, Hannako, and John are in the news! Check it out and read about their take on Computers for Uganda 2006.

The team returned from Uganda on the 14th of July. I apologize for not informing our followers about this; our site appears to be running on "African time" this summer, but hopefully we can get things up and going again. Anyway, this year was amazing! We crossed the Nile on wooden boats, saw elephants and even a lion at the national park, and enjoyed a wonderful night of Ugandan music at the cultural centre (among many other wonderful things you will soon hear about). Also, we apologize for not posting anything in the blog past our London stop. Because the group was so large this year, we couldn't spend that much time at Internet cafes because we were busy teaching students, setting up labs, and enjoying all that Uganda has to offer. Hopefully we'll have better luck with that next year.

Expect to see a photo journal of this year's trip up sometime in the next few months, as well as more information on Computers for Uganda 2007 once we have it. There are big plans, and great things are just beginning to happen!

Also, we're looking for a second webmaster to help the current webmaster keep up this site, as she's starting college and is going to be massively busy. If anyone on this year's team is interested, please email the webmaster for more information.

The team returned from Uganda on the 14th of July. I apologize for not informing our followers about this; our site appears to be running on "African time" this summer, but hopefully we can get things up and going again. Anyway, this year was amazing! We crossed the Nile on wooden boats, saw elephants and even a lion at the national park, and enjoyed a wonderful night of Ugandan music at the cultural centre (among many other wonderful things you will soon hear about). Also, we apologize for not posting anything in the blog past our London stop. Because the group was so large this year, we couldn't spend that much time at Internet cafes because we were busy teaching students, setting up labs, and enjoying all that Uganda has to offer. Hopefully we'll have better luck with that next year.

Expect to see a photo journal of this year's trip up sometime in the next few months, as well as more information on Computers for Uganda 2007 once we have it. There are big plans, and great things are just beginning to happen!

Also, we're looking for a second webmaster to help the current webmaster keep up this site, as she's starting college and is going to be massively busy. If anyone on this year's team is interested, please email the webmaster for more information.

The team is in Uganda right now. Computer lab installations started today. We've had a few surprises this weekend, as is expected. You can read about our adventures here.

What do you get when you combine 10 high school students, 140 computers, 3 weeks, and Uganda? Find out in the Computers for Uganda photo journal, which details almost every aspect of our journey to Uganda last summer. You can also access this journal now by clicking "Photos" on the left hand menu bar.

The meeting was a huge success today! Thank you to all who participated.

Now C4U can finally bring you: Team 2006!
Read all about the meeting here.

January is here, and that means it's time to start preparing the computers for Uganda. This is just a quick reminder (in case someone didn't see the email) that the first full-group computer testing meeting will be tomorrow from 9-12am at the Tukwila warehouse. Please send an email to Biyeun if you need directions.

The first official group meeting will be on Sunday, November 6, starting from 5:30 pm at Fredrik's house. If you need directions please send an email to Biyeun, and she will help you out.

There will be an informational meeting at Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart on Wednesday, October 12 from 7:00pm-8:30pm; the meeting will be held in the commons (cafeteria). This meeting is for anyone who is interested about joining the project for the 2006 team. You can get directions to Forest Ridge HERE.

Just a last minute reminder here. There will be a benifit concert for the Computers for Uganda Project tomorrow (Saturday, August 13) at the Kirkland Teen Center. Admission will be $5. The bands featured are Lizzie Huffman, The Good Posture, Men in Style (formerly known as Her Demise), and Cecilia. Be there at 7:30 PM. Find directions to the venue HERE.

First, apologies for the haitus of news lately...the webmaster arrived home greeted with a ton of work. ;) Great things are coming though! The trip this year was incredible. All of us arrived home with so many stories (many of which are in the Journals section) and a new (or expanded) appreciation of culture.
A photo journal is in the works at the moment and will hopefully be online in the fall as we begin another year of fundraising for next year's trip.
Also, Computers for Uganda has been in the news lately! If you're interested here are some stories on allAfrica.com that are definately worth reading:

• Datamine, Microsoft Seal Deal
• Schools to Get Connected to the Internet
• Africa's Schools Connect to the 21st Century

Also, many thanks to Mr. Blayton for posting about us on his blog. You can read the post here.

Today is the day. Thank you to everyone who helped prepare our team this year, and a big thanks to those who donated! Good luck, team, and make this a successful trip! We will be in Uganda until July 15th. In the meantime, check the Journals section for any updates from parents (and students if we have time and are lucky to get to a cafe).
Team members: Be sure to meet at SeaTac Airport today by 4:30 pm!

Members from the Computers for Uganda group will be appearing on Komo 4's afternoon talk show "Northwest Afternoon" for a public service announcement to raise awareness of our project. The show is scheduled for April 12th, 2005, and the public service announcement will air in the last 20 minutes of the live show. All members who wish to attend the show must be at Fisher Plaza in Seattle at noon. Members will be able to watch the taping of one show as well as the live show starting at 3pm. For more information please contact Kevin Crabtree.

There is now a new option for people to donate through our new PayPal account. PayPal is a service started by eBay and the transactions online are completely secure. You can visit the donation page for more information. And again, thank you for your support so far!

The first official parent meeting has been changed from the 11th to the 12th. It will be a potluck style dinner at Dr. Graeber's house beginning at 6:30PM, parents and students are invited and should each bring one dish. Please RSVP by Friday the 11th.
In other news: Today the group met to practice setting up computers and then networked them together.

The first official parent meeting is scheduled for January 11th, more details to come.

Another meeting is planned at Mount Si High School for February 5th, this time with a focus on learning software and preparing some of the computers to help decide what software and operating systems should be on the computers. (For directions to Mount Si High School Click Here.)

Members from the 2005 team met at Mount Si High School to learn how to make cables to network the computers.

The team met at Dr. Graeber's house to discuss fundraising, airfare, history, and planning for future meetings, as well as getting to know each other better.

The Computers for Uganda website is officially launched.

Our first fundraiser is launched. We will be selling Christmas greens (in the shapes of wreathes, candy canes, etc) to people in the Puget Sound area. This is made possible thanks to Cascade Floral Products. For more information, contact Janet Graeber. Thank you to everyone who is participating in this!

The 2005 Computers for Uganda team met for the first time at Corinne Heffron's house this Saturday to discuss fundraising plans and introduce ourselves to each other.