Technology & Digital Divide

Your gift has the potential to "teach students how to fish, rather than just giving them a fish." The digital divide grows daily as students in the US learn new digital media skills, while students in Africa are only passive recipients of low-end products and information produced outside their countries. more

CDI partners with community-based organizations and opens technology schools in poor communities. With $6 a day, you can sponsor an at-risk youth or adult and help him or her receive training and support from CDI to become a technology instructor in their own communities. more

Your donation will provide a mobile phone (and a year’s service fee) or a radio to a farmer to enable him to communicate with his peers, researchers, or agriculture advisory services. more

Building on lessons from service in four wars, Veterans for America galvanizes new war veterans nationwide, creating an empowered community and space to share common experiences. We raise awareness about challenges facing returning veterans and promote common-sense solutions. more

Your gift of $1500 will provide a school or community-based organization with The Leadership Series for one year. more

Five gifts of $100 each enables a school in Sri Lanka to buy and install a small personal computer for use by 40 students. This enables students to acquire skills needed for jobs in the 21st century and gives them access to information that other students around the world take for granted. more

Farming doesn’t always have to stress the environment. When conducted with innovative technology and techniques, it can benefit both the environment and economy. more

Your donation will provide one low-income senior with a personal home computer. Through this gift, you will be providing a senior with an opportunity to stay connected and informed. more

Computer labs can have a life-changing impact on students. They provide core job skills and pre-vocational training in Information Technology for disadvantaged, at-risk youth populations. Furthermore, computer use helps reduce attrition rates by providing an incentive to students who might otherwise drop out of school. more

Your donation will allow a mentor in the radio production/engineering field to conduct a training workshop for low-income women of color. The workshop will give low-income women the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with audio engineering equipment such as microphones, mini-disc players, equalizers and the m-box. more

Your gift will give a students one year of access to an online system as they apply to college. With secure accounts, students can upload their applications, personal statements, resumes, and other necessary documents for their college applications. more

This gift will fund ChangingThePresent.org's website hosting costs for one day. more