Global Impact Stories
Stories from the field showing how we are building digital futures where they’re needed most.
Bridging the Gap: Laptops Empower Young People at Inspire Suffolk
Inspire Suffolk, a UK charity, helps young people reconnect with education and careers. Partnering with unconnected.org, they provide laptops to disadvantaged youth. This access to technology empowers them to build skills, search for jobs, and create resumes, ultimately bridging the gap to employment and education.
MIT Emerging Talent - Rahel’s Story
Meet Rahel Zakir, a budding web developer from Ethiopia, who hopes to use her studies at MIT as a springboard to be a role model for a whole generation of young girls….
Digital education for young Nigerians: The Zee Tech Foundation story
Zubairu Jibril, the dedicated founder of Zee Tech Foundation stands at the forefront of community-driven change…
Happy Birthday SMS
Only 29 years ago, December 1992, when a 22-year-old software developer Neil Papworth sent a text message saying “Merry Christmas” to a colleague, you could say it had a similar impact on communication.
“The Digital Gap is More like a Digital Canyon “
UNICEF director states that the “Digital Gap is more like a Digital Canyon” as two thirds of the worlds school children do not have internet connectivity at home.
COVID, Cocaine & Violence
A call to help the youth in Medellín stay away from crime, and to help the Polytechnic Jaime Isaza Cadavid in providing that youth a way to be part of the society and and contribute to their development and the development of others.