Category: 2024
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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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Employee Volunteers Support Brazilian NGO With Security Expertise
This October, which is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Team4Tech engaged 21 employee volunteers from 1Password to collaborate with our Brazil-based NGO partner, Pró-Saber SP, to improve Pró-Saber SP’s security and mitigate cybersecurity risks. Strengthening Education Through Reading and Play There are significant disparities in access to quality education in Brazil, with children in under-resourced communities facing…
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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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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…
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Salesforce Volunteers Collaborate with LEAP Science and Maths Schools in South Africa on Educational Infrastructure
In April 2024, eight skilled volunteers from Salesforce participated in an on-site Team4Tech project to support LEAP Science and Maths Schools in South Africa. Providing High-Quality Education to the Future Leaders of South Africa It is estimated that the South African education system produces just one graduate for every 100 children who start Grade 1.…
