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Taproot Foundation works with non-profit organisations
Taproot is a non-profit organisation that engages design, marketing, IT, strategic management, and human resources professionals in pro bono to build the infrastructure of other non-profit organisations.
KPMG, partnering with the Refugee Council, helps refugees through its mentoring programme
KPMG’s program, partnering with the Refugee Council, helps refugees with financial experience overcome the barriers to employment in the sector and provides staff with focused and relevant volunteering opportunities.
Carulla Foundations promotes early childhood education in Colombia through initiative AeioTu
Carulla Foundation was founded by José Carulla Soler, then owner of the Carulla chain of department stores, in 1962. For 47 years the foundation provided scholarships to thousands of low-income employees of the company.
Rural communities in Serbia have IT services provided
Rural communities in Serbia are confronted with less infrastructure and opportunities, and hence higher levels of poverty. Access to IT facilities and computers/internet in particular remain a major challenge. This prevents people from accessing information such as job vacancies, buying machinery,...
PwC employees support skills development programmes for young people
Since 2004, a number of PwC employees have undergone training to work with Volunteer Reading Help, a voluntary project helping young people to develop their reading skills. The employees have worked in 19 schools throughout England. Employees have also supported unemployed youths on The Prince's...
ExxonMobil supports initiative for women and childrens's health and education in Angola
Save the Children and Africare, together with the Angolan Ministry of Education, are addressing the education and health needs of women and children in Kibala, in the Kwanza Sul province of Angola. The ExxonMobil Foundation is building on the enthusiastic support for the first schools built by this...
IKEA sponsors forestry scholarships
Every year, the IKEA Group supports one-year scholarships for students from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Russia to study forestry at the Swedish University of Agricultural Science in Alnarp, Sweden. These scholarships have been arranged annually since 2001.
Partnership to help farmers in Africa increase crop yields and hope for the future
In 2005, Millennium Promise launched with a vision to end extreme poverty in our lifetime. As the leading international nonprofit organization solely committed to supporting the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, Millennium Promise believes that innovative partnerships and an...
In partnership with Hope worldwide, Wal-Mart bringing opportunity to local communities in India and Kenya
Factory workers and their families in Kenya and India are getting help improving their lives through Wal-Mart's partnership with global non-profit Hope Worldwide. In 2007 Wal-Mart began their work to create nine Industrial Centers of Hope across these two countries, bringing opportunity to...
Microsoft and non profit P-mat partner in Slovakia to equip middle aged people with computer skills
The initiative launched in 2007 has the goal of enabling middle aged people to attend dedicated training courses acquiring practical experience and skills in using personal computers. In co-operation with the non-profit organization P-mat n.o., Microsoft IT Academies have been set up at 100 schools...