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DDD receives a $895,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation
Digital Divide Data (DDD) has received a grant of $895,000 from the Rockefeller Foundation to bring its social enterprise model to Kenya. This funding will enable DDD to invest in an information technology services business that will train and employ 300 youth from slum areas in Nairobi.
Posted on 11.03.24 at 7:21 PM by Kathryn Doyle
The grant is part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s work, “Poverty Reduction through Information and Digital Employment” (PRIDE). PRIDE is working in Africa to foster and scale up a new arm of the outsourcing industry called impact sourcing by supporting programs aimed at creating employment for the poor by establishing meaningful jobs in the information technology industry.
“We’re thrilled to support DDD in bringing the innovative business model of impact sourcing, which generates employment opportunities for the poorest and most vulnerable citizens, that they pioneered in Southeast Asia to East Africa. As part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Poverty Reduction through Information and Digital Employment work, this will build on the successful business process outsourcing model that exists in the developing world by fostering and scaling up the impact sourcing industry,” said James Nyoro, Managing Director, Africa at the Rockefeller Foundation.
DDD’s CEO Jeremy Hockenstein said, “We’ve long admired the work of the Rockefeller Foundation, and are proud to be counted among their grantees. We deeply appreciate this...
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Dear Friends of DDD,
While we had a close call, I am relieved to let you know that all of DDD’s 428 employees in Cambodia are safe after the recent stampede. We are thankful to our local management team who were able to contact all but 5 of our staff within 12 hours of the event. The final 5 were accounted for the next morning when DDD’s offices re-opened after the water festival holiday. Our team in Asia was touched by our friends around the world who expressed concern about Cambodia and DDD’s staff in particular. We are sad to be mourning the loss of so many in Cambodia.
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Solution: To provide the training and education necessary to access the global marketplace and take advantage of the growth opportunities it presents.
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