Category: Project Summary
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Social Impact Immersion in Peru: Dartmouth College and Kantaya
An Exacerbated Educational Crisis in Peru Peru faces an educational crisis: Of 137 countries, Peru ranks 129th in attainment of primary education. Despite rising enrollment, the education system has failed to maintain quality. 56% of ten-year olds cannot read or understand simple text and public investment is extremely low. Further, Peru spends only $1000 per…
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Increasing Engagement with PEPY’s Program
PEPY’s Academic Enrichment Although student enrollment in primary education in Cambodia has increased, children are still failing to reach the learning standards appropriate for their age. PEPY Empowering Youth is a nonprofit in rural Siem Reap, Cambodia dedicated to empowering high school students through personal and professional development. By providing academic programs, scholarships, ICT training,…
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Improving Opportunities for Women in Uganda with WITU
Gender Inequality in Workforce Readiness 74% of Ugandans between the ages of 15-25 are unemployed. With that, women and girls face a higher risk of being excluded from the labor force. If not, they are often trapped in vulnerable and low-quality employment due to a lack of skills, quality jobs, and gendered expectations of their…
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Expanding RefuSHE’s Girls Empowerment Program
RefuSHE Provides Support to Young Refugees Kenya continues to host a large population of refugees and asylum seekers. Among the most vulnerable of Nairobi’s refugee population are unaccompanied and separated refugee girls and young women who are escaping war and extreme poverty. RefuSHE is a non-profit in Nairobi, Kenya, dedicated to protecting and educating over…
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Helping Dost Education Scale up to 2 Million Families
Nurturing Children’s Cognitive and Socio-emotional Development in India The early years (0 to 6 years) are the most extraordinary period of growth and development in a child’s lifetime. Dost Education understands the urgency of providing quality education during the primitive stage of a child’s life. By using mobile technology, research-backed curriculum, machine learning, and behavior…
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Design for Impact: Billtrust and Vietnet-ICT
Vietnet-ICT provides technical training to close the digital divide Vietnet-ICT, a Vietnam-based nonprofit, aims to close the digital gap by enabling organizations and communities with technical skills. Vietnet-ICT supports low-resourced Vietnamese communities to access and benefit from information technology and communication services. The nonprofit was established in 2007 and has reached over 1.5 million people…
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Design for Impact: Adobe and Dost Education
Dost Education Fosters Early Childhood Development 90% of brain development occurs before age 6. Dost Education, an India-based nonprofit, knows that quality education must start early and at home. Their program supports a child’s caregivers through communication on mobile devices. These resources equip parents of any literacy level with the skills to nurture cognitive and…
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Accelerating Digital Curriculum at S.O.U.L. Foundation
S.O.U.L. Foundation Enables Sustainable Livelihoods S.O.U.L. Foundation partners with local Ugandan communities in breaking the cycle of poverty with programs that provide education and employment opportunities. Students develop marketable skills through digital literacy training, tailoring programs, and mentorship. S.O.U.L. also provides access to maternal health resources and workshops for women and families. Team4Tech’s first strategic…
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Scaling literacy and STEM for Girls in India with Learning Links Foundation
Digitizing Curriculum in STEM for girls in India: Foundational reading and mathematics skills are necessary for early learners to build life-long learning habits. In India, children in early primary school (grades 1-3) experienced almost two years of learning loss due to Covid. Many of these learners already struggled to read by age 10 even before…
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University Internship for EdTech with Gashora Girls Academy, TEC, and CYD
Virtual Internship Opportunity for Undergraduate Students During the summer of 2021, Team4Tech partnered with Middlebury College, University of California at Davis, and Dartmouth College to provide a unique and impactful virtual summer internship for students interested in ed tech. The internship cohort included 15 students who worked with three of our nonprofit partners: the Gashora…
