- In 2009 Camara has successfully reused over 6,500 computers from an intake of 8,500
- In concrete terms to date Camara has been responsible for offsetting nearly 10,000 tonnes of CO2
- Through working with large multinational companies to implement UN backed best practice policy for waste ICT equipment Camara has created both increased action among employees and increased levels of awareness across the spectrum of multinationals in similar or related industries
- In an education context to date over 14,500 computers have been supplied to educational institutions in Sub Saharan Africa
- Camara provides comprehensive teacher training, maintenance, and recycling
- To date Camara has established computer labs in nearly 500 schools, which represents quality ICT education delivered to some 420,000 African school children
- Camara has successfully mainstreamed gender, and the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) data collected across our project countries show that girls achieve at least the same access to the computers as boys
- Camara has built computer labs in orphanages and schools for people living with disabilities (PLWDs) in both Uganda and Kenya.
- Through its re use programme, which is the biggest in Ireland, Camara is extending the life of its computers by 5 years.
- The life cycle energy use of a computer refers to the total amount of energy one computer and monitor will be responsible for using in its entire lifetime, including the manufacturing phase. In the case of one average computer and CRT monitor, over 80% of the life cycle energy cost is attributable to the manufacturing process. This process uses 6,400 megajoules of electricity (thats enough to power a CFL light bulb constantly for over 6 years) and produces a carbon footprint that is the equivalent of driving a new Fiat 500 from Dublin to Moscow.. and back