AMI Laptop Sponsorship Fund

Despite the majority of the world being dependent on African resources for technology. The majority of Big Tech is reliant on conflict minerals, especially in the Congo, the pandemic illustrated a large gap between the West and Africans’ access to these same technologies. 2021 Ibrahim Forum reports that “89% of learners in sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to household computer.” (Mo Ibrahim Foundation, 2021) For girls, there is a larger disparity in digital device ownership, impacting their access to quality education.

To begin addressing these issues and supporting our students, AMI is introducing a laptop sponsorship program, where donors can sponsor one laptop per student available on our websites donation page. Our first initiative is to donate up to 40 laptops for our students and staff who will be participating in our April 2025 workshop with ANPA. Our goal is to have all 40 laptops sponsored by April 1, 2025.

All laptops that are sponsored are pre-owned laptops that will be refurbished for new use. We hope that this initiative can help address the sustainability issues of technology and to make this technology accessible to more Africans, especially African girls and women.