How it Works

For a cost of $50, families receive free training, a recycled computer, 6 month's Internet connection with filtering, where available, and technical support.

The school receives free project management support from Computers In Homes and they help with hardware in some cases.

The original projects have been funded by the Ministry of Education's ICT in Schools because CIH builds on what the children already learn at school. Having a computer and the Internet at home means students can build on what they learn at school and research homework to produce results on a par with others.

Since 2006 the regional projects have been funded via DIA, while the refugee programme continues to be funded by MoE.

The regional groups work with local schools to implement the CIH model and create their own blogs to keep families informed and provide a platform for feedback. Click here to see sample blogs for Gisborne, Wanganui and Eltham CIH projects.

All funding received has been project-specific, so CIH does not have pool funding for individual requests. However we do endeavour to put people in touch with other options via our relationship with Computer Access NZ (CANZ) and its accredited recyclers.