Author: Team4Tech News
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Advancing ICT Education in Ghana: A Collaborative Effort with Barracuda Networks and Africa ICT Right
Over the course of eight weeks, Team4Tech, Barracuda Networks, and Africa ICT Right (AIR) joined forces to create solutions that support education for employability for learners in Ghana. Building Future-Proof STEM Skills for Students and Educators in Ghana Africa ICT Right (AIR), a Ghana-based nonprofit, is dedicated to bridging the digital divide through ICT education.…
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Catalyzing Change Through Capacity Strengthening
A Team4Tech Article by Jody Britten and Elizabeth Schwan-Rosenwald In under-resourced communities, over 250 million children lack access to quality education. This barrier is compounded by the need to strengthen organizational capacity and scale for the NGOs serving these learners. Too often, NGOs across the globe operate with minimal resources and no clear path to…
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Salesforce Skilled Volunteers Support Vietnam-Based NGO with Effective Communication and Impact Measurement
In October 2024, Team4Tech brought nine skilled volunteers from Salesforce to Hanoi, Vietnam to participate in a 5-day, on-site, collaborative project supporting our NGO partner, Vietnet-ICT. Training to Bridge the Digital Divide in Vietnam Currently, only around 36% of Vietnamese youth (aged 15-24) have foundational digital skills, despite strong enthusiasm for technology’s role in the…
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Skilled Volunteers Collaborate to Introduce Google Tools and Mentor Students in Paarl, South Africa
In August 2024, nine skilled volunteers from Salesforce participated in an on-site Team4Tech project to support LEAP Science and Maths Schools in South Africa. Building on a Legacy of High-Quality Education for Students in South Africa The South African education system faces stark challenges, with only one in every hundred children who begin Grade 1…
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Team4Tech’s Annual Celebration to Honor Our Collective Impact
On November 8, Team4Tech hosted our annual Lighthouses of Learning impact celebration. Together with 250 partners and supporters, we were thrilled to honor our collective impact in advancing education for employment worldwide. Guests learned how Team4Tech has expanded our programming online and on the ground to scale our support for 900 education-focused NGOs operating in…
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Employee Volunteers Join Team4Tech’s Inaugural Innovate for Impact Event to Make a Difference for a Ghana-Based NGO
In September, Team4Tech held its inaugural Innovate for Impact event, a design-thinking workshop bringing together volunteers from multiple corporate partners to support our NGO partner Africa ICT-Right. An Organization Preparing Ghana’s Learners for the Future Africa ICT-Right (AIR) is a nonprofit organization based in Ghana that works to empower marginalized groups such as women, people…
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Designing an App and Strengthening Data Management at Fundación Paraguaya with Skilled Volunteers from Salesforce
Skilled volunteers from Salesforce joined Team4Tech in Asunción, Paraguay for an impactful experience collaborating with Fundación Paraguaya’s team to expand the reach of the NGO’s Poverty Stoplight program. Skilled Volunteers Supporting Economic Opportunity in Paraguay Fundación Paraguaya is a non-governmental organization (NGO) committed to poverty alleviation worldwide. Through innovative approaches and comprehensive support, including microfinance…
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Skilled Volunteering Program Brings Data-Driven Systems to Kolkata-Based Nonprofit
Over the past three months, Team4Tech facilitated an impactful skilled volunteering project connecting ten employees from Guidewire Software with staff from Ek Tara, an education-focused nongovernmental organization (NGO) based in India. After months of virtual collaboration, skilled volunteers traveled to Kolkata, India to support Ek Tara with the implementation of a monitoring and evaluation platform…
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University Interns Lead ICT Training in Uganda
This summer, Team4Tech facilitated an 8-week University Internship Program connecting graduate and undergraduate students from Middlebury College and Dartmouth College with staff from The African SOUP on-site in Uganda. A Nonprofit Empowering Communities and Developing Digital Literacy The African SOUP is a burgeoning educational organization working to empower communities through national primary education change. SOUP…
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Impactful Volunteer Experience Accelerating NGO Impact in Cambodia
Over the past three months, Team4Tech facilitated an impactful project connecting 11 skilled volunteers from Cadence Design Systems with staff from PEPY Empowering Youth (PEPY). After months of virtual collaboration, skilled volunteers traveled to Siem Reap, Cambodia to implement solutions on site. A Community-Based NGO Empowering Cambodian Youth During Cambodia’s infamous Khmer Rouge regime in…
