Project Type: Equity & Inclusion

  • NetApp Skilled Volunteers Transform Learning in Kenya

    When skilled volunteers engage nonprofit organizations serving learners in communities with limited resources, lives are transformed! Kenya has become a hub of innovation and technology, yet students and families in rural regions of the country have largely been left behind. Limited access to technology is just one part of the problem. According to the World…

    NetApp corporate volunteers with Team4Tech staff on a team call preparing for their project with Flying Kites a Kenya-based education-nonprofit.

  • Improving Technical Skills in Rural Communities with DigitalNEST

    DigitalNEST Helps Bridge the Digital Divide Team4Tech and DigitalNEST are partnering to develop technical skills in rural communities and create sustainable and scalable technology centers all over California. Historically, the rural, agricultural-based cities of Watsonville and Salinas did not benefit from the economic opportunity and digital innovation that tech brought to other California communities. As…

    Students participating in DigitalNEST workshop, learning technical skills.

  • Impacting Access to STEM for Women in Uganda with WITU

    Employment for Women and Girls in Uganda Over 60% of the population in Uganda is below the age of 30, and 74% of Ugandans between the ages of 15-25 are unemployed. The majority of them are young women who have either dropped out of school or did not acquire quality education due to poverty. Even…

    Women in Technology Uganda supports teaching skills in STEM for women in Uganda.

  • Digital Literacy in Liberia with EDUCARE

    School Closures and Education Access in Liberia The Liberian education system is emerging from long-standing impacts from the war. More recent school closures due to the Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) oubreak and COVID-19 pandemic continue to take a toll on the fragile education system. Only 54% of children complete primary education. For those children who…

    Women standing in line. EDUCARE impacts digital literacy in Liberia.

  • STEM Education in Malawi with the Centre for Youth and Development

    Digital Education Gap in Malawi According to the World Bank Human Capital project, a child born today in Malawi will be only 41 percent as productive as they could potentially be if they enjoyed complete and quality education and full health. Children in Malawi can expect to complete about nine years of schooling by age…

    Students pose with computers. The Centre for Youth and Development impacts STEM education in Malawi.

  • 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…

    Students pose with project. BUILD supports youth entrepreneurship opportunities.

  • Empowering Education for Indigenous Women with PSYDEH

    Disproportionate Opportunity Gap for Indigenous Women in Mexico In many rural and isolated Indigenous communities in Mexico, a subsistence economy perpetuates poverty and gender inequality. A lack of civic engagement opportunities leads to corruption and ineffective government. Furthermore, access to education for Indigenous women varies. In rural Hidalgo, where PSYDEH works, most people have limited…

    Students in classroom. PSYDEH makes education for indigenous women more accessible.

  • Education Access in Uganda with the S.O.U.L. Foundation

    Lack of Education Access in Uganda Uganda is one of the youngest countries globally, with 78% of the population under the age of 30. Less than 10% complete secondary school. In districts where the S.O.U.L. Foundation works near the industrial hub of Jinga, there is potential for meaningful employment. Still, most youth will continue to…

    Students posing outside technology lab. S.O.U.L. helps students learn critical skills through technology labs in Uganda.

  • Afterschool Program in Peru to Improve Quality of Education

    Gap in Primary Education for Peruvian Students According to the World Economic Forum, Peru ranks in the bottom 10% in the quality of primary education. The district of Ventanilla, where Kantaya works, is one of the most impoverished districts surrounding Lima, with a 30% poverty rate. Only 1 in 3 children finish secondary school and…

    Two girls doing a writing activity in Kantaya's afterschool program for Peruvian primary students

  • Bridging the Digital Divide with Technology Labs in Kenya

    Lack of Technological Access in Rural Kenya Over 70% of families Kenya Connect serves in rural Kenya live in extreme poverty (less than $2 per day). The biggest challenge facing students in rural public schools is the lack of classroom resources, including devices and the internet. As Kenya has become a technology leader in east…

    Two students use a laptop. Kenya Connect enhances resources for rural schools through technology labs in Kenya.