PC4B40

Bridging the digital divide

According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), over 2.7 billion people worldwide remain unconnected to the internet, with a significant portion in low-income communities. This digital divide severely limits educational opportunities for millions of students. PC4B40 is an initiative that directly tackles this issue by providing students from underserved communities with access to basic computing devices. We are driven by the belief that education is a powerful tool for reducing poverty, gender inequality, and other social, environmental, and economic challenges. In alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4), which focuses on quality education, PC4B40 aims to bridge the digital divide at its root, empowering students with the technology they need for a brighter future. PC4B40 is an initiative for students everywhere by students everywhere.

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About Us

We are a collective of student volunteers across Malaysia, united by our commitment to helping students from the B40* community gain access to the digital tools they need for educational success. Our decentralised structure includes active local chapters at Sekolah Rendah Stella Maris Ampang and MILA University, with plans for future expansion.

* In Malaysia, the terms B40, M40, and T20 refer to household income classifications, with B40 representing the bottom 40%, M40 the middle 40%, and T20 the top 20%.

Our Mission

Our mission is to help students from underserved low-income communities bridge the digital divide. We focus on the following key areas:
     1) Designing cost-effective educational computing devices,
     2) Building networks of volunteer chapters across Malaysia,
     3) Establishing partnerships with corporate sponsors, and

     4) Securing the necessary funding to support our operations.

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Current Campaign

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MILA University
  • Status: Ongoing
  • Target: RM15,000 to build 10 Raspberry Pi-based and refurbish 10 donated PCs
  • Donation can be made to MILA University's Maybank account as follows.
    Account name: MILA Education Malaysia Sdn Bhd
    Account number: 555108302975
  • Kindly forward a copy of the deposit/transfer receipt for the donation to Norhidayah Rasin at Norhidayah.Rasin@mila.edu.my
SRSM
Sekolah Rendah Stella Maris
  • Status: Ongoing
  • Target: RM20,000 to build 20 Raspberry Pi-based PCs
  • Raised RM23,500 from contribution by CBH Engineering Bhd and fundraising activities
  • Received components for 10 sets and ready for assembly
  • Activities to procure components and assembly for the remaining 12 units is still ongoing