ERA Donates Projectors to Manitoba Academy of Chinese Studies

By electronic recycling association October 28, 2020

The Electronic Recycling Association is proud to support the education of students with donated IT equipment. We recently provided 5 projectors to the Manitoba Academy of Chinese Studies in Winnipeg for classroom use.

Established in 1974, Manitoba Academy of Chinese Studies (MACS) is a non-profit educational institute that serves the need for Chinese language study in Winnipeg. MACS is also a CRA registered charity organization.

MACS is dedicated to excellence in Chinese language and cultural education. All of the staff are committed to contributing their expertise and efforts to develop a friendly and encouraging study environment for all students, regardless of their cultural backgrounds and languages, they speak at home. They aim to contribute to multiculturalism by encouraging children and youth in the community to study the Chinese language, learn about Chinese culture, and fostering good citizenship for each and every student.

MACS teaches Mandarin Chinese using simplified Chinese characters assisted with the “Hanyu Pinyin system”. They offer classes for children and youth from Kindergarten to Grade 9, as well as for adults. In addition to the general language programs, MACS offers special interest programs such as math, painting, and martial arts class for children and youth, as well as Taiji class for adults. Currently, there are 160 students enrolled in MACS including 25% of the students from non-Chinese speaking families.

You can contribute to ERA’s mission and help supply schools with essential electronics by donating your devices to us. Book a pickup or visit one of our drop off depots.

The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 to address the growing problem of e-waste and the increasing ‘digital divide’. For over fifteen years, ERA has offered simple solutions to help individuals and organizations prevent operational equipment from premature destruction. With a focus on recovery, refurbishment and reuse, ERA continuously supplies charitable groups with donated IT equipment while securely managing the retiring IT assets of organizations and individuals across Canada. We believe that reuse before recycling is critical in managing the waste created by computer hardware, and by offering industry leading data destruction for all equipment we receive, we have securely repurposed hundreds of tons of equipment. Because not everything ERA receives can be reasonably repurposed, we have partnered with certified recycling organizations to process equipment that has reached the end of its productive life.