Computers, Software, and Video Training for Aboriginal Youth

A program of CompuCorps Mentoring, a high-tech charity based in Ottawa for 10 years, registered at the Canada Revenue Agency under the number 86411 9094 RR0001. All donors receive a tax receipt for 100% of the full amount donated!

1. What is the TechFeather Program?

A multiyear initiative to develop and deliver corporate and community support for the provision of computers, software, video, volunteer mentoring, skills development and technical employment opportunities for First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth across Canada.

2. Make your donation here!

Donate now! Any amount can be donated. You can donate as a company or as an individual. Each 200,00 dollars will pay for a refurbished desktop computer, which will be given to Aboriginal youth to help them with a better future and a better chance in life. All systems are complete with Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003 and other basics software.

3. The TechFeather Coalition:

TechFeather is sponsored by Canadian corporations and a coalition of charitable organizations, Aboriginal communities and organizations including the charity CompuCorps.org, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), Donna Cona (an Aboriginal IT company), and local Native Friendship and Aboriginal Health Centres.

TechFeather launch - a short video.

4. CompuCorps.org:

CompuCorps.org is a high tech charity that has helped over 100 charities and non profits with technology projects since the year 2000. Our 8200 sq/ft Technology Centre is one of the largest non government funded computer reuse facilities in Canada.

5. Healing, Truth and Reconciliation:

CompuCorps.org will train and employ Aboriginal youth in using video to capture the statements given by the survivors of the Indian Residential Schools program. The statements will be used in the context of the healing and reconciliation program launched by the Canadian government, Christian churches and Aboriginal organizations.

6. TechFeather Deliverables:

• Bridging digital divide
  Distribution of up to 10,000 refurbished computers to youth in low income Aboriginal family;
• Keeping youth in school
  By raising their interest through digital media, video, solar, robotics and design;
• Access and use of new media tools
  Local YouthZoom projects will allow police and corporate tech volunteers to train Aboriginal youth and youth at risk in video technologies;
• Video based statement taking
  Train and employ Aboriginal, Métis and Inuit youth to video record the statements from Indian Residential Schools' survivors to be preserved for future generations in National Archives;
• Skills and job training
  Computer refurbishment, call centre tech support, and entrepreneur assistance.

7. Aboriginal Youth Risk Statistics:

• Suicide - 7 times higher
• Incarceration - 8 times higher
• Sexual exploitation - 90% in some communities
• Education failure - up to 70% of students on reserves do not complete high school
• Child poverty - 52.1% of all Aboriginal children are poor
• Hunger - 4 times more than in any other ethnical group.

8. Ways to help:

9. Make your donation here!

Donate now! Any amount can be donated. You can donate as a company or as an individual person. Each 200,00 dollars will pay for a refurbished desktop computer, which will be given to Aboriginal youth to help them with a better future and a better chance in life. All systems are complete with Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003 and other basics software.