Photo: YWCA volunteer Rebecca Cassidy (left) with Buyequip's Brooke McIlveen.
YWCA Munda in the Soloman Islands now has a brand new printer/scanner/fax and P4 computer thanks to the generosity of Buyequip.
YWCA is a global network of women that aim to improve and support the lives of women and girls throughout the world.
Buyequip was approached by YWCA Australia volunteer Rebecca Cassidy when she recently returned from an assignment in the Soloman Islands. Miss Cassidy visited the Munda branch of the YWCA located in a remote and rural area on the Western Province of the Soloman Islands.
Miss Cassidy spoke of her enlightening experience in this developing country where power and internet connections are still unavailable in many regions.
"To most people in Australia, computers are a basic item to have in the office or home but in the Soloman Islands they are a rare and expensive commodity with only a small number of shops selling them," Miss Cassidy said.
The YWCA is one of the only NGO's operating in the area and has huge potential to improve the lives of women and girls in the Munda area.
"Buyequip's charitable donation will make a huge difference - until now the YWCA has only operated a Kindergarten but with a computer and printer they can re-open the office and begin running programs for women and girls in the area."
"The printer will also be used to create revenue for the YWCA Munda as there are virtually no other printer services in the town and those available are unaffordable for most people in the community," Miss Cassidy said.
Social responsibility is fundamental to Buyequip's business strategy with regular donations to charity and other causes. Buyequip will donate another two computers with monitors to a local Brisbane Child Care Centre over the coming week. These computers will be used in the Child Care Centre as part of the Pre-prep program for 3 to 5 aged children, which are designed to introduce and familiarise children with technologies for educational development.
