CNet/TechRepublic is publishing a series of photos from Colombia's Computadores Para Educar (Computers for Education), whereby old computers are refurbished for schools and schoolchildren. Instead of being tossed to the landfill and heavy metals contaminate the water table, computers are given new life to those who need the resources most.

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You know that getting a refurbished computer is better for the environment, but you may have held off because you thought they couldn't perform well enough for your nonprofit. Now, the RCI program at TechSoup Stock is giving you another reason to go green: it recently announced that it's upgrading many of its refurbished desktop and laptop computers to include more RAM, more hard drive space, or both.