Computer Donations

In 2008, 7th Generation started a program to provide computer technology to Native American schools in need. The objective is to provide technology to schools serving Native American students so they can have the opportunity to compete on the same skill level as other students at their grade level and graduate from high school prepared for the technology-based challenges in the current work environment.

National Cristina Foundation

Periodically, we will be receiving computers from our partner organization, the National Cristina Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation which encourages companies and individuals to donate computers and other technology, which are then matched to charities, schools, and public agencies. Once the computers are updated with current software, we donate the computers to schools in need that serve Native American schools/students. In some cases, we also assist the schools with installation, configuration, and testing of the computers.

Recent Donation

In April 2009, we received 20 desktop computers with monitors from the Cristina Foundation and donated them to the Loneman Day School on the Pine Ridge Reservation in Oglala, South Dakota. The Loneman Day School serves students from kindergarten through the 9th grade. The Pine Ridge Reservation is home to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and is situated in southwestern South Dakota on the Nebraska state line. It includes over 11,000 square miles with diverse geographic regions which include wide open grassy plains, rolling pine covered hills, and barren badlands. It is also one of the poorest Indian reservations in the United States. The unemployment rate is estimated at 80% and the school drop-out rate is over 70%. The schools on the reservation are in the bottom of school funding by the U.S. Department of Education and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. These are some of the compelling reasons that 7th Generation chose to work with the Loneman School in upgrading their student computer lab.