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Anne with Bro. Carmine helping with the move of the CFZS site.	Anne Johnson takes up VSO assignment with CFZS: Anne Johnson has taken up a 12 month VSO assignment working with the Computers for Zambian Schools trust in Lusaka. Anne is helping to see through the changes to make CFZS fully sustainable as they move to new premises at Evelyn Hone College in Lusaka. Anne has an excellent blog which you can read at http://annejohnson.vso-stories.net/
Costas Airgus, owner of DESCO and son Luigi with Barry Haley CFZS team help load the first shipment of e-waste to go to DESCO	New partnership with Computer Recyclers DESCO: CFAS have agreed that all waste and end of life computer equipment generated through our schemes in southern Africa will be processed by DESCO in Jo'burg. DESCO are the biggest computer recyclers in Africa and have a no land fill policy. The first shipment of waste from the Zambian scheme has already been received by DESCO.
New CFMS committee with Murray Douglas and Barry Haley	Computers for Malawian Schools Apply for Registration: Following a reorganisation of the administrative arrangements in Malawi, CFMS have been reestablished with a range of new trustees, and is being formally registered with the help of Sarah Barber, the CFAS volunteer doing a six month assignment in Malawi. The new committee will work to make the scheme in Malawi more sustainable for the future.
Sarah Barber with Tim Johnson and Sir Alan Munro	Beit Trust Chairman and CEO visit Malawian Scheme: Sir Alan Monro and Tim Johnson of Beit Trust recently visited the CFMS centre in Blantyre and viewed one of our recipient schools in Njambe, Malawi, with Sarah Barber. Sir Alan was very impressed by the impact that having computers at the school was having in developing the skills and prospects of the students.
CFAS get support from John Humphrys’ charity KTCT	CFAS get support from John Humphrys’ charity KTCT: We’re very pleased to have gained a new sponsor in the shape of the Kitchen Table Charities Trusts set up by the broadcaster John Humphrys. KTCT’s funding is being used to help the launch of the Computers for Zanzibar Schools scheme. John comments that "Internet access and improved IT skills for Africa 's children are essential if the continent is to benefit from the challenges and opportunities of globalisation. The Kitchen Table Charities Trust is therefore proud to support Computers for African Schools new project in Tanzania.”
CFZanS trustees with Barry Haley and Murray Douglas	Computers for Zanzibar Schools Registered: CFZanS are now registered as an NGO, with a board of trustees from various sectors of Zanzibar. The first two shipments of total of 260 computers have been received and are being process at the technical centre at Karume Technical College in Stone Town.