The main objectives are to improve the quality of computer education to students attending junior high schools in underserved communities, provide hands-on computer education to junior high school students, ensure computer lab teachers receive the computer training necessary to teach the students and manage the program, and provide existing computer lab teachers with the resources to teach the students and manage the program.
Club Rotario Tijuana Agua Caliente has identified junior high schools in low-income communities that lack computer equipment. To resolve this issue, junior high schools were preselected to have a computer lab installed based on the following requirements: secure classroom with locks and window and door security bars, classroom used exclusively for computer classes, furniture, air conditioning, proper electrical wire installation to support the equipment, school's commitment to maintain, repair, and replace equipment. Access to computers will provide technology related instruction to prepare students to be successful now and in the future. This project will fund 5 computer labs. Each computer lab will have 40 computers and 1 laser printer installed. We estimate that the 5 computer labs will be installed within one year.
Club Rotario Tijuana Agua Caliente has been installing computer labs for over eight years. The La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club and Club Rotario Tijuana Agua Caliente have worked together to install 6 computer labs from the 2021-2022 Rotary year to the present. To date Club Rotario Tijuana Agua Caliente has installed 39 computer labs. Each lab benefits approximately 550 students per year. Club Rotario Tijuana Agua Caliente identifies the schools, inspects the classrooms to confirm they meet the requirements, oversees the installation of the computer labs, follows up with each school, and provides replacement equipment at a cost below market value. They report that the project has been a huge success. The La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club is committed to working with Club Rotario Tijuana Agua Caliente to ensure that the project continues to be successful.
Your project is "Fully Pledged". This means the amount of the pledges is equal to the total budget of the project. Now the project needs to be finalized and go through the approval process with The Rotary Foundation. This process gets started on the administration page.
Project listed for the 2026-27 Rotary Year.
The TRF Grant application number is #234646.
Proposed Financing
Existing Contributions Towards This Project
Date
Cash
DDF
Total
La Jolla Golden Triangle (5340)
16-Jun-26
$8,000
$8,000
$16,000
La Mesa (5340)
8-Jul-26
$8,000
$8,000
$16,000
Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation
-
$12,800
$12,800
Total
$44,800
DDF contributions in grey are pending approval of the corresponding district committee.
Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.
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History Log Entries
16-Jun-26
by Melanie Geschwind
System Entry: Creation of project page.
16-Jun-26
by Melanie Geschwind
System Entry: Pledge of $10,000 with $10,000 DDF by Melanie Geschwind of the Rotary Club of La Jolla Golden Triangle, District 5340. [Updated to $8,000 with $8,000 DDF on 8-Jul-26]
8-Jul-26
by Melanie Geschwind
System Entry: Pledge of $8,000 with $8,000 DDF by William Ashman of the Rotary Club of La Mesa, District 5340.
