The idea for Pcs2Prosper didn’t come to me in the spur of a moment. It was the culmination of months of brainstorming for the perfect way to give back to the community. In the spring of 2011, I saw my father working on his new laptop. when your old one perfectly functional? He responded with a description of a company policy that dictates that computers be changed every three years in order to use
cutting-edge technology. I asked him what happened to the old computers, and he seemed puzzled; but after looking around, I found that these computers end up in landfills, storage rooms collecting dust, or occasionally, they are sold. Around the same time, I read an article about the massive education budget cuts which caused a decrease in the number of computers bought by school districts. Looking deeper into the problem, I found that many inner city children don't have computers at home. I was trying to connect the dots between these two disparate pieces of information. I then came up with a possible solution – why can’t these retired business computers be given to deserving individuals? This crucial question is the genesis of Pcs2Prosper. Could I be the bridge between corporate America and impoverished individuals? I looked a little bit more into the problem, and I came across some startling statistics. There are over 28 million households in the US which don'tt have computers. For every 6 students with a personal computer, 1 individual does not have access to one at home. I reached out to a Fortune 500 company explaining the idea, and the company was very supportive of Pcs2Prosper, donating 20 computers right off the bat. These small successes led me to realize that Pcs2Prosper isn’t a short-term project – It’s an ongoing challenge of helping to provide a better education to those who want it.
