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For our communities.
Motivated by the belief that amazing things happen when people are provided with the
resources they need, we have been using technology to unlock the potential in individuals and
communities since 1983. Last year alone, Microsoft and its employees contributed more than
$246 million to 5,000 nonprofit organizations around the world to help underrepresented
communities.
INVESTING IN YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
In Soweto, South Africa, students in two local high schools have been trained in computer
literacy and subjects ranging from accounting to economics through the Microsoft and
International Youth Foundation Initiative.
Designed to equip young people with technology skills through education and training, the
program has targeted projects in South Africa, Poland, and the Philippines. Additional
resources from Microsoft expanded the program into Russia, additional Asian countries, and
Latin America.
GIVING KIDS THE TECHNOLOGY TOOLS THEY NEED
Club Tech is a five-year, $100 million collaboration between Microsoft and Boys & Girls Clubs
of America to “technology enable” every club by providing software and technology training.
More than 700 clubs across the country are now part of Club Tech. Kids from Boston to
Orlando to Phoenix are spending time using technology to connect with each other and learn
more about their world.
EMPOWERING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
The Microsoft & NPower National Partnership created an affiliation of nonprofit-focused
technology assistance organizations that provide low-cost and no-cost technology assistance
to other nonprofit organizations, improving their ability to respond to issues in their
communities.
The $25 million Microsoft & NPower National Partnership established affiliates in seven major
cities across the United States this year, with a goal of creating five more NPower affiliates in
2003.
CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
By providing much-needed funding and software to nonprofit
organizations, libraries, and communities, we hope to help bridge the
“digital divide” that limits opportunities for success and prosperity. It’s our
conviction that the true measure of our success is not in the power of our
software, but in the power it unleashes in us all.