Honestly, I think the closest match that I know of is Engineers Without Borders (http://www.ewb-usa.org/).
They have a global focus, and while they do deal with technology, their focus is on working with locals and building *infrastructure*, whether that's clean water or internet, depending on what the location needs. They don't cater specifically to children, but they improve the community for the children: The boots on the ground that make this mission a reality are our more than 13,800 members. As a result of EWB-USA's programs, children can cross sturdy bridges to attend school, local clinics have consistent supplies of electricity, and accessing clean water isn't a full-day chore for families. Here's their most recent Form 990: https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/990%20-%202013.PDF --Matt On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Evan Pettrey <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the recommendation. > > Just to be clear, by "Global focus" I mean a charity that provides support > to many different countries vs. any single country/region. > > > > On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Mondore, E Andrew <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> One option is Laptops to Lesotho (http://www.laptopstolesotho.org). >> Lesotho is a very impoverished country in southern Africa. >> >> Full disclosure -- The board president is my wife's cousin and the >> treasurer is my sister-in-law. >> >> Andy >> >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> E. Andrew Mondore Email: [email protected] >> Senior Systems Programmer URL: http://www.rpi.edu/~mondore >> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of >> [email protected] >> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 12:00 PM >> >> > Hey folks, >> > >> > Our company is looking to sponsor a charity with the below requirements: >> > >> > >> > - Global focus >> > - Mission involves educating/providing technology to children in low >> > income areas >> > >> > >> > One that immediately came to mind was One Laptop Per Child < >> http://one.laptop.org/> but this is one that has received lots of press >> and not > > necessarily the best choice. >> > >> >Does anybody else have any others they could recommend that deserve >> additional funding? >> > >> > >> >Thanks in advance, >> > Evan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators >> http://lopsa.org/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > >
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