Technology & Digital Divide

WITNESS provides human rights advocates with the communications technology they need to tell their stories. We supply our partners with video camera so they can engage in digital witnessing and make powerful videos to fight for human rights. more

Your donation will ensure that one low-income child will receive the guidance, training and support needed to effectively master educational internet usage. Knowledge leads to empowerment and empowerment leads to success. 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 donation will ensure that a student will receive access to educational software for home learning which promotes learning and fosters success. 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

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

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 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

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

You donation will allow for one senior to receive comprehensive hands on training in safe and useful ways to utilize the internet. 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

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