Written by Marketing Intern Victoria Hanson
Intel and their employees are giving back to developing countries through dispersing computers and training teachers. Through Intel’s Education Markets Platform Group, the technology giant has given over five million Intel-powered classmate PCs and has trained 10 million teachers in over 70 countries.
As Suzanne Fallender, Intel’s director of CSR says, “our approach is based on the belief that what we can contribute through strategic philanthropy and create shared value for Intel and for society.”
The Intel Education Service Corps was established in 2009 with Intel employees visiting developing countries including Bangladesh, Egypt and Vietnam for two weeks, working with community organizations in setting up the computers and training the students and teachers how to use the technology.
Intel strives to show the students that there is a life outside of their village, and to show how computers can expand their opportunities. The program opens doors for students, giving them access to an entire world they did not know existed. With over 40,000 students benefitting from Intel in 2011, the corporation realizes they are on the brink of something very influential.
They understand that besides bringing change to the villages, the villages bring change to the employees. Employees embarking on these journeys embrace the life changing experience, benefitting by not only extending their knowledge but by gaining a new perspective.
To find more information on Intel and their education platform, please visithttp://www.intel.com/about/
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