Volunteers organized by the Unicamp Human Rights Observatory began delivering, this Wednesday, April 8, the first batch of computer equipment that allows connection to undergraduate and postgraduate students at Unicamp. There are 500 chips with 10 GB of internet per month during the period in which face-to-face activities are suspended, in addition to 64 computers and notebooks made available by units of the University itself or donated by teachers, staff and people in the community. From Monday, the 13th, 340 tablets will also be delivered.
Delivery is individual, scheduled, and carried out in stages, following socioeconomic criteria. It also follows careful preparation of each piece of equipment, involving maintenance, preparation, hygiene and registration. The equipment must return to the University when face-to-face activities are resumed.
The availability of these materials began to be discussed when Unicamp suspended in-person academic activities and advised everyone to telework. “A first challenge that we soon realized is that it would be necessary to keep the academic community in contact, offering alternatives so that students could continue their research, be in their debate spaces or their inclusion activities” highlighted Observatory coordinator Josianne Cerasoli, in a live made on Unicamp's Instagram (see below). Volunteers soon began mapping underused or idle equipment.
So far, 307 requests from students needing internet access and/or equipment have been registered on the Observatory's website. The entire group is already being served, but demand continues to be registered via form. The expectation is to serve a new group after the delivery of these first batches. There is no need to resend data. Anyone who has already registered must wait for contact from the University. Duplicate orders may delay checks and delivery procedures.
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