Project Type: Equity & Inclusion

  • Building a Culture of Learning and Literacy in Rural Nicaragua

    CREA Inspires Nicaraguan Learners Through Programming Around Academic Success, Library Services, and Youth Development Serving learners with little access to technology in Nicaragua, CREA provides educational resources, library services, and youth development programming. Recognizing education as the key to driving positive change and breaking the cycle of poverty, CREA delivers comprehensive support for participants from…

    Students gathered around a laptop | CREA Nicaragua

  • Education Builds Employability for Students from Under-resourced Communities in Brazil and Argentina

    Free Training for Better Opportunities in the Digital Economy  Fundación Compromiso provides free training in digital trades to generate employability in the digital economy for students over 16 years old with socioeconomic barriers in Brazil and Argentina. Through their network of hybrid learning centers and their educational platform,’ Potrero Digital’, over 6,000 students currently access…

    Image of educators at Fundacion Compromiso gathered around a laptop

  • Educational Programs Anchored in Reading and Play Combat Inequality in São Paulo, Brazil

    Economic Disparity and Educational Disadvantages There are significant disparities in access to quality education in Brazil, with children in underserved communities facing substantial educational disadvantages. This inequality hinders the full development of these children and youth, limiting their future prospects.  Uplifting Education Through Literacy and Play Working against these disparities and located within the second…

    Pro-Saber SP educator speaking to a room of learners

  • Supporting Learners in São Paulo with Efficient Technology Solutions

    Inequalities in São Paulo, Brazil In São Paulo, Brazil, there is a wide disparity between the affluent city center and areas on the outskirts where many experience poor socioeconomic and environmental conditions. Communities face adversities including lack of income, risk of violence, socio-emotional weaknesses, and lack of access to healthcare. Teaching How to Fish, Feeding…

    Students from Arrastão Projecto in São Paulo, Brazil in a computer lab

  • 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.