Digital Divide: Donation

Countries with lots of money try loads to donate money to less fortunate countries. One way is through Red Nose Day. This is when people buy red noses and the money goes straight to charity. Also the BBC have funny programmes on etc which encourages people to watch the TV and the money goes to charity.

Another way of raising money is through the "Feed the world" christmas song. Through a sympathetic video sung by popular modern artists, viewers evoke sympathy for the poverty in other less economically developed countries. Therefore people buy the single and the money goes to them for help to get out of their situation. The problem with this is that it has been going on for years with apparently no result. It seems that people buy the single only because it sounds good and they don't donate any extra money to the cause.

Also, aid is given to these countries. This is where voluntarily, MEDC's donate money to poorer countries. The money can be used to develop the country and prevent them from disasters that they get.

Computer aid international is a company which aims to reduce poverty in some countries using IT. They provide high quality, refurbished computers which these countries can use. This gives them access to the internet which, in turn, bridges the digital divide. It claims to have provided over 150,000 PCs to where they are most needed in more than 100 countries across Africa and South America, making them the world's largest and most experienced ICT for Development provider.