Actually just came across University of the People http://uopeople.edu/groups/mission_statement today , tuition free University that makes available CompSci Degree online globally(as well as Business Admin).
>From their site their Goals are... To provide the opportunity for higher education to students from diverse backgrounds through: - Utilizing the internet to provide distance education - Offering programs at minimal costs - Providing a wide range of financial assistance options - Promoting the University's programs in underserved regions of the world Seems to fit your criteria, though for kinda older children ;) Steve On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Matt Simmons <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/ >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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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