HP Announces 2024 Digital Equity Accelerator Cohort
16 Aprile 2024 - 3:00PM
Today, HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) and the HP Foundation announced the
selection of 10 nonprofit organizations in Brazil, Canada*, and
Poland for the 2024 Digital Equity Accelerator (Accelerator). The
Accelerator will provide the 2024 cohort with a USD $100,000 grant,
HP technology (~USD $100,000 value), and six months of virtual
training to foster digital inclusion.
"We are so honored to stand alongside these incredible
organizations in our collective mission to address the global
digital divide that limits billions from achieving equal access and
opportunity to educational, healthcare, and economic
opportunities," said Michele Malejki, Global Head of Social Impact,
HP Inc. and Director, HP Foundation. "The Accelerator is designed
to serve as a catalyst, fast-tracking these already remarkable
initiatives to strengthen capacity and expand digital inclusion in
local communities to create a more equitable world."
Accelerating Digital Equity in Brazil, Canada*, and
Poland The Accelerator helps nonprofits scale digital
equity programs and initiatives serving communities that are often
or have been traditionally excluded. Meet the 2024 Digital Equity
Accelerator cohort:
Brazil
- Associação Nova Escola (Nova Escola
Association) – Empowering public school teachers across
Brazil with quality pedagogical tools (e.g., lesson plans),
self-paced courses, news articles, and other materials, delivered
through its platform, free of charge. Nova Escola aims to encourage
Brazilian literacy teachers to adopt technology through customized
lesson plans, facilitating the integration of digital tools to
improve learning results.
- Associação Vaga Lume (Vaga Lume
Association) – Empowering children within
rural communities in the Brazilian Amazon by fostering literacy and
community libraries as sharing places. After 22 years of promoting
access to books and reading, Vaga Lume operates 95 community
libraries, reaching more than 109,000 children. Vaga Lume aims to
increase community libraries’ engagement in the Brazilian Amazon
and implement two new libraries in the region.
- The Trust for the Americas – Empowering
vulnerable communities in the Americas through access to technology
and training in digital, technological, and life skills, while also
promoting job readiness and entrepreneurial skills, with a focus on
those at risk of digital exclusion. The organization aims to
strengthen The Trust’s and the POETA program’s capacity to promote
digital equity across the Americas, with a particular focus in
Brazil.
Canada
- Access to Success Organization
– Providing unique programming, support, and
resources to help scale accessibility tech (AT) and enable
everyone. The Toronto-based not-for-profit organization runs ATS
Labs, Canada’s leading accelerator for accessibility startups.
Access to Success aims to develop new masterclasses on digital
equity-focused AT solutions and create a Centre for Accessibility
Innovation, an in-person co-working hub for AT entrepreneurs.
- Chapter One Canada – Using
innovative technology to bring proven high impact tutoring to
marginalized communities, closing the reading gap so all children
can have the literacy skills needed to thrive. Chapter One aims to
triple the number of children receiving its 1:1 high impact
tutoring on families’ smartphones and double readership of its
Global Free Library by December 2025.
- Jays Care
Foundation – The
charitable arm of the Toronto Blue Jays uses baseball to give kids
a place on a team where they belong. The organization believes that
baseball for development programming can play an important role to
address pressing mental and physical health challenges for kids. To
scale its training outreach, Jays Care Foundation is establishing a
comprehensive and accessible e-learning platform that hosts modules
and videos for coaches and educators across Canada.
Poland
- Fundacja 2do2 (2do2 Foundation)
– Developing IT solutions for Polish NGOs,
catering to grassroots organizations, 2do2 Foundation offers
cost-effective tools designed for users with limited digital skills
and provides comprehensive support, including help-desk assistance,
financial management training, and tailored mentorship programs.
2do2 aims to enhance its communication strategy, expand its reach,
and prepare a new tailor-made IT solution for rural grassroots
organizations.
- Institute for Discourse and
Dialogue (INDID) – Providing media
literacy training and educational tools for youth and educators
across Poland working to improve their digital skills and empower
youth. INDID’s media monitoring program engages youth volunteers to
foster their critical thinking competencies. INDID aims to scale a
comprehensive digital education program by training educators based
in rural areas and equipping them with access to the teaching app,
curriculum, equipment, and mentorship.
- OpenStax
Poland – Publishing
open access (free), peer-reviewed academic textbooks to lower the
education costs for students. OpenStax Poland works to remove
barriers in education and popularize access to reliable sources of
knowledge on the Internet. OpenStax aims to publish and promote a
free, university textbook on Nursing, with special emphasis on
empowering female students.
- Fundacja Rozwoju Społeczeństwa Wiedzy (Think! Knowledge
Society Foundation) – Fostering
21st-century competencies and contributing to the development of
the knowledge-based society and economy. Think! supports young
people and adults by increasing their skills and abilities, as well
as focus on lifelong learning of adults. Think! aims to strengthen
4C competences (communication, collaboration, creativity, critical
thinking) of high school educators and students in smaller
municipalities, providing digital skills education, lifelong
learning, and consulting.
Since 2022, the Accelerator has helped expand the reach of 17
nonprofit organizations in India, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, South
Africa, and the U.S. by more than 8.1 million people.
HP’s Commitment to Digital Equity and Sustainable
ImpactAs nearly half of the world's population remains
offline, closing the digital divide through equitable access to
technology, skills and content will transform lives and
communities, creating a more equitable world. The Digital Equity
Accelerator is one way HP is delivering progress toward its goal to
accelerate digital equity for 150 million people by 2030.
For more information on the Digital Equity Accelerator, please
visit www.hp.com/digitalequityaccelerator.
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bring their ideas to life and connect to the things that matter
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