Tag: Humanitarian Response
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Fostering Success in Youth Entrepreneurship with BUILD
Digital Skills Education in the U.S. By 2030, 65% of all jobs in the United States will require post-secondary education and training beyond high school. As the economy evolves, job growth and a stagnant graduation rate will result in a shortage of 5 million skilled workers across the country. Consequently, youth entrepreneurship provides an opportunity to…
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Digital Skills for Refugee Girls with RefuSHE
Refugees in Nairobi Lack Supportive Resources More than 80,000 asylum seekers and refugees live in Nairobi, Kenya, mainly from Somalia, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ethiopia. Among the most vulnerable of Nairobi’s refugee population are unaccompanied refugee girls and young women. Many fall victim to gender-based violence and early marriage. With little to…
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Adaptive Learning in Jordan with Questscope
Jordanian Children Lack Access to Educational Resources In Jordan, over 112,000 young people do not attend basic education, and an additional 40,000 children are at risk of dropping out every year (UNICEF). This leads to a large cohort of young people without sufficient education and means to pursue meaningful unemployment. Even more, adaptive learning in…
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Supporting Early Childhood Development at Home with Dost
Addressing the Generational Cycle of Illiteracy Many resource-constrained families struggle to give their children the best education, particularly in the early years. Experts agree on a cost-effective yet overlooked approach to address this cycle of illiteracy: empower parents to promote early childhood development at home. In India, there are still over 160 million illiterate women.…
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Four NPOs Engage in Strategic Growth with Deloitte
In March 2021, Team4Tech implemented strategic growth with Deloitte’s Building Bridges program to support four of Team4Tech’s nonprofit partners with pro bono consulting projects spanning strategy, technology, and human capital. Specifically, 20 Deloitte professionals: Supported Resilience Programs for Girls and Youth in India with CorStone CorStone develops and provides resilience programs to improve well-being for…
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Capacity Building for Rainforest Conservation: 2020 Project
The Rainforest Trust Brings Conservation Non-Profits Together DocuSign employees designed and delivered capacity-building workshops to Rainforest Trust’s NGO partners working to protect critical ecosystems around the world. Since 1988, Rainforest Trust has protected more than 24 million acres of tropical habitat across Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. They plan to protect an additional…
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Digital Skill Development for U.S. Students with BUILD
BUILD Brings Skill Development to Public High Schools By 2030, 65% of all jobs in the United States will require a post-secondary education and training beyond high school. As the economy evolves, job growth and a stagnant graduation rate will result in a shortage of 5 million skilled workers across the country. BUILD partners with…
