Project Type: Women & Girls Empowerment
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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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Skilled Volunteers Support Makerspace Initiatives, Student Mentorship, and Design Thinking at Gashora Girls Academy in Rwanda
In April 2024, skilled volunteers from Salesforce participated in an on-site Team4Tech project to support Gashora Girls Academy of Science and Technology (GGAST) in Rwanda. A Rwandan School with a Vision of Leading in Innovative Education Located in the Bugesera District of Rwanda, about an hour outside of the capital city of Kigali, Gashora Girls…
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Continued Impact for Women and Girls In Uganda Through Employee Volunteering
In our latest employee volunteering program, Team4Tech connected a skilled team from Cadence Design Systems with staff from our long-time NGO partner, Women In Technology Uganda (WITU), to empower young women and girls in Kampala through hands-on technology training and career development. Bridging the Technological Gender Gap 74% of Ugandans between the ages of 15-25…
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Developing Curricula for Students in a Rural Maasai Community in Tanzania with Employee Volunteers
Employee volunteers from Barracuda Networks joined Team4Tech staff for another transformative virtual project driving positive change for learners in Tanzania. In a rural Maasai community in northwest Tanzania, 78% of households live below the poverty line of $1.25/day, and girls and women face severe gender discrimination. Orkeeswa, an education nonprofit and Team4Tech NGO partner, serves…
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Corporate Philanthropy Impacts Education in Kolkata, India
The power of corporate philanthropy to drive impactful change is evident as skilled volunteers from Adobe completed two pro bono projects to support Ek Tara, an education-focused nonprofit working throughout Kolkata, India. Adobe’s corporate philanthropy seamlessly aligns with Team4Tech’s impactful employee volunteering programs. Together, they enact two of Adobe’s corporate social responsibility pillars, including: The…
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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…
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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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Impacting Young Learners with Blue Sapphire Hub Foundation
Youth Lacking Digital Skills Many people in Nigeria find it difficult to access the internet, and even in places where these networks exist, internet access is still inefficient and costly. Many also lack the resources to own smartphones or computers to access these services. The Northern Nigeria technology ecosystem is still at its early stage;…
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Empowering the Growth of Learners with Monitoring and Evaluation
Educating Young Girls Girls living in urban slum communities often have few rights and are barred from securing quality education. According to UNICEF, 129 million girls around the world are out of school where 32 million are primary school age. Due to that, they lack the access to self development tools and resources. Ek Tara…
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Expanding Opportunities in India with Barefoot College International
Employment Opportunities for Women Worldwide The World Bank estimates that globally, over 2.7 billion women are legally restricted from having the same job options as men. To provide people in low-resource contexts with the skills to thrive in the future – especially women – education is a critical development goal that goes beyond foundational skills…
