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School PCs Project – How to Apply

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HINT has launched a new project called School PCs whose main goal is to bridge the digital divide by installing computer labs and Internet in Schools all over Cameroon.

To apply, click here to download and fill out the application form and email back to us (send to info @ hintonline.org)

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You may apply online by filling the form below. We will be in touch soonest.

School PCs Application Form

    School/Centre/NGO Name:

    Physical Address:

    School Phone:

    School Email (Pls double check):

    Contact Person:

    Cell Phone:

    Email (Pls double check):

    Do you have a SECURED ROOM with furniture available?

    Do you have electricity in the room?

    Do you have a fixed telephone line at school? What is the number?

    Do you intend to connect the computers to the internet?

    Can you set aside one teacher for us to train who will later serve as a computer teacher in the school?

    Are you willing to pay for such teacher?

    When can we visit you school/centre for a needs assessment?

    How many Dual Core Computers are you applying for?

    How many Pentium 4 Computers are you applying for? {See (1.) below}

    How many 15 inches LCDs (Flat Screens) are you applying for?

    How many 17 inches LCDs (Flat Screens) are you applying for?

    How many 19 inches LCDs (Flat Screens) are you applying for?

    Do you need a switch? {See (6.) below}

    Do you need a Printer? {See (7.) below} If Yes, which type:

    Do you need our help setting up your Local Area Network (LAN)? {See (8.) below}

    Do you need our help for electrical wiring of your computer room? {See (9.) below}

    Are you willing/able to pay for the computers per the costs below?

    How many students are there in your school/centre:

    How many teachers are there in your school/centre:

    Please type in the following code: captcha

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    Volunteer Application Form

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    Thank you for considering to volunteer with us. There are a number of volunteer opportunities currently available as summarised below. If there’s anything you can do in the list, fill the following form and we will contact you as soon as possible.

    You can help by doing the following:

    Teach Computer Education to students at one of our partner Schools or train IT Instructors for these schools
    Write funding proposals for some of our projects and help with fundraising.
    Organize fundraising activities for our projects including contacting and following up donors. This can be excellent for online volunteers who do not or cannot leave their home countries to Cameroon.
    Coordinate shipment of computers and other equipment such as medical suppliers and the distribution and installation in schools and community centers.
    Teach Computer Basics (MS Window, Internet, Emailing, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint) at one of our partner scholls in Buea or at our Community IT Centres
    Teach Web Design or Networking, or Computer repairs and maintenance, Desktop publishing or Photo Editing to about 10 students in class for 3 hours a day.
    Serve at our Community IT Training Centre as Office Secretary, Cyber attendant, IT Instructor or IT Technician.
    Run HIV/AIDS sensitization seminars in schools, prisons and at Community Groups, etc
    Train HIV/AIDS Educators at our Centre, in schools, prisons, at Community Groups, etc
    Participate in a medical outreach as part of a team.
    Train young social entrepreneurs in basic business set up and management skills.
    Identify needy orphans especially those orphaned by AIDS in targeted communities for subsequent support.
    And there can be other opportunities…
    • Teach Computer Education to students at one of our partner Schools or train IT Instructors for these schools
    • Write funding proposals for some of our projects and help with fundraising.
    • Organize fundraising activities for our projects including contacting and following up donors. This can be excellent for online volunteers who do not or cannot leave their home countries to Cameroon.
    • Coordinate shipment of computers and other equipment such as medical suppliers and the distribution and installation in schools and community centers.
    • Teach Computer Basics (MS Window, Internet, Emailing, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint) at one of our partner scholls in Buea or at our Community IT Centres
    • Teach Web Design or Networking, or Computer repairs and maintenance, Desktop publishing or Photo Editing to about 10 students in class for 3 hours a day.
    • Serve at our Community IT Training Centre as Office Secretary, Cyber attendant, IT Instructor or IT Technician.
    • Run HIV/AIDS sensitization seminars in schools, prisons and at Community Groups, etc
    • Train HIV/AIDS Educators at our Centre, in schools, prisons, at Community Groups, etc
    • Participate in a medical outreach as part of a team.
    • Train young social entrepreneurs in basic business set up and management skills.
    • Identify needy orphans especially those orphaned by AIDS in targeted communities for subsequent support.
    • And there can be other opportunities…

    Please fill out the following form so we can get to know more about you. All fields are required except the photo field:

      Title:

      First Name:

      Last Name:

      Gender:

      Date of Birth:
      Day: Month: Year:

      Your Address:

      Your Email:

      Cell Phone:

      Work Phone:

      Home Phone:

      Fax Number:

      Languages you speak:
      EnglishFrenchSpanishGermanOther

      Languages you write:
      EnglishFrenchSpanishGermanOther

      Do you Smoke?

      Religious Affiliation (if any):

      Your academic qualifications:

      Your professional experience, especially with development organisations:

      Details of the project you would like to work on:

      Your current state of Health:

      Have you ever been arrested/convicted for a crime? Please explain:

      How would you like to volunteer:
      OnlineOn-site in Buea, Cameroon

      When are you available to begin volunteering: Month: Year:

      For how long?

      Would you like to become a member of HINT:
      YesNoNot yet sure (need more more information)

      Upload Your CV:

      Upload a recent photo of you (Optional):

      Enter the following code (Case Sensitive, no spaces)

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      Donate Online via PayPal or use your Credit Card

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      Thank you.

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      Fundraise for HINT

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      Thank you for considering to help raise funds for some of our projects. We have listed on this page some of the different ways/ideas in which you can help raise funds right from where you are. Together we can make a difference.

      Food For Funds (FFF)

      5 or more people come together on October 16 (World Food Day) to eat, discuss ways of helping to end poverty in Africa, and make donations. Funds raised will be used to support Helps International’s work in helping poor people come out of poverty in Cameroon.

      Procedure.

      1. Someone contacts HINT and indicates the willingness to organize a meeting through the Food For Funds website.
      2. HINT gets in touch with additional details about hosting the event.
      3. The meeting takes place.
      4. Funds are sent to HINT online via PayPal or deposited into our UK Bank account.

      This is one of the easiest ways to raise funds for some of our on-going project. Please contact us to let us know if you will participates in this year’s Food For Funds Fundraising Event(FFF).

      Testimonial: in 2006, Michael & Margaret Astbury in England organised a Tea Evening and raised more than GBP 300 for our Community Education Library (CEL) Project. CEL will kick off in September 2007 and will provide over 2000 school textbooks to about 300 primary school children. Organizing an event is a great way to raise funds for the work we do as well as creating a general awareness about our work and raising more supporters. We will provide you with the necessary information you need to pass across to your guests. Contact us if you will want to organize an event to raise funds for one or more of our projects.

      Testimonial: In 2007, we raised close to $3,000 from 15 donors who gathered at Arlington, USA during the first ever Food For Funds event that we orgainsed through the effort of one family – Brian & Christe Dodds. The funds were used to extend credit to 25 rural women organised in 4 credit groups in two rural communities in the the South West Province of Cameroon. You too can take a simple decision to participate in this year’s FFF and change lives

      Run For Funds (RFR)

      Fifth Third River Bank Run

      Participate in the 5th 3rd River Bank Run in the USA and help raise funds for HINT. Go to this website for information. Please contact us if you can run for funds to support HINT.

      London Marathon

      Participate in the London Marathon in London, England, and raise support for HINT.

      ING Amsterdam Marathon

      Participate in the ING Amsterdam Marathon in Amsterdam and raise support for HINT.

      Procedure.

      1. Someone contacts HINT and indicates the willingness to participate.
      2. HINT acknowledges the willing to support her.
      3. Information about Potential Donor is uploaded on our website.
      4. ‘Potential Donor’ notifies his/her family members, friends, alumni, … about his/her plans to run for funds to support HINT and asks these people to support the project with donations as they are able to afford.
      5. The donor participates in the race.
      6. Funds are sent to HINT online via PayPal or deposited into our UK Bank account.

      If you do not want to eat or run in order to raise funds for HINT but you can do something (such as writing proposals and contacting potential donors or have any other ideas on how to raise funds for us, please contact us.

      Donate in kind (equipment or material)

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      People often travel from Europe and the USA to volunteer at HINT. If you can help to donate any of these items (new or used), contact us to let us know and some of our volunteers may help bring to us. Thank you for helping:

      • Computers
      • Laptops
      • Digital Cameras
      • Cell Phones
      • Computer Parts
      • Printers and Fax machines
      • Office Stationery
      • Scanners
      • Photocopy Machine
      • Clothes
      • Shoes
      • Toys
      • Wheelchairs
      • Medical Equipment
      • Educational Books For our Library
      • Sewing Machines
      • Carpentry Tools
      • Farming Tools
      • Public Address System (Microphones, speakers, amplifiers, etc)

      We accept any kind of useful equipment. If we can’t use it, we will convert it into cash when it arrives Cameroon. The funds will then be used towards our charitable causes.

      About HINT

      Our mission is to improve the well-being of the underprivileged in our community through education, skill development, and job creation.

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