DDD in San Francisco
After a wonderful but hot few weeks in Cambodia, DDD San Francisco is happy to be back in their brand-new office!
Report from a Global Social Venture Symposium
What is the need for a system to articulate one’s social impact as a business? This question seemed particularly pressing during Thammasat University Global Social Venture Competition Symposium and Southeast Asia Regional Finals, where tens of thousands of demonstrators paraded on trucks and motorbikes through the streets of Bangkok challenging the Thai government to dissolve parliament.
Piles of paper? Thousands of photos? Digital content you need to make more usable? Yeah, we do that.
We’re excited to showcase new case studies on our website highlighting some of the client projects that DDD is most proud of, including:
• Mobitel, Cambodia’s largest wireless provider, has thousands of new customers sign up every week. They are legally required to retain copies of the sign up forms and a photocopy of each subscriber’s [...]
Chhayrorn
Chhayrorn is 23 years old. She was born in the Kompong Cham Province in Cambodia, and she has two older sisters and five younger siblings. She is the third child in the family.
When Chhayrorn was younger, she wanted to become a doctor, but after she finished High School her father fell ill. “My parents couldn’t [...]
“How can I start DDD in [insert country here]?”
At DDD, we’re asked this question often, by people from all over the world. It’s always exciting to see that our model resonates with someone in a different place, and we love to encourage other entrepreneurs. In fact, it’s our vision that DDD’s success might help seed a global movement to bring poor and disadvantaged people around the world into the global economy through IT-related jobs.
“If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
This is an African proverb that Michael Chertok quoted on his first day on the job in his new role as DDD’s Vice President of Global Impact. In this role, Michael will be working with DDD’s staff and board to more effectively measure–and ultimately increase–the organization’s social impact on an individual, regional and global level.
President of Boeing Southeast Asia and U.S. Ambassador visit DDD
“I’m moved, and I can tell you right now that this is going to be a longstanding relationship based on what I’ve seen today,” said Ambassador Skip Boyce, President of Boeing Southeast Asia on his visit to Digital Divide Data (DDD) on Wednesday, January 27.
Boeing and Digital Divide Data Launch Partnership in Cambodia
As part of an initiative to make lasting positive changes, Boeing has committed $50,000 to support computer and IT training.
General Manager featured in the Phnom Penh Post
The story of Kann Kunthy is a remarkable one.
