Education & Connectivity
Education, information and communication tools lead to personal empowerment and better functioning societies. Access to open source teaching aids and methods, and connectivity through low-cost tablets and mobile phones, make it easier than ever for educators and communities to thrive. Discover the solutions that are connecting and empowering the most remote corners of the globe.
Tata Consultancy Services
Literacy is a part of SDG 4.2 (promoting literacy) and the target is that by 2030 all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy. Currently, 775 million adults worldwide still lack basic ...
Childline Kenya
116 is the African Child Helpline number currently used by Kenya, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Guinea Conakry, Namibia, while others are still lobbying for the number from their respective governments. They include Uganda, Lesotho, South Africa among ...
Amplio Network
Amplio’s rugged, easy-to-use Talking Book audio device is designed for the learning needs of low-literate populations living in the world’s hardest to reach communities. With Talking Books, development organizations can provide access to ...
Codecademy
Code Academy is a website that teaches users the basics of programming. As you move along in the program the users are taught different actions and syntaxes (order of writing something).
Code Academy enables users to learn the building blocks ...
OpenStax
Connexions is a content management system designed for learners and educators to store educational materials. It's content is available free to anyone over the internet. The materials can be accessed in a variety of digital formats and printed ...
Coursera
Coursera is a social entrepreneurship company that partners with the top universities in the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free. Their platform incorporates video lectures, tests and quizzes, peer grading, and ...
Curriki
Curriki is an online community of teachers who share advice and educational resources. Its goal is to break down the educational divide - the separation between people who have received a quality education and those who have not. Teachers can ...
Einztein
Einztein serves as a searchable catalog of curated courses offered by providers as diverse as Stanford University and The British Museum. To find a course, enter a term in the search box and click ''search'' -– or browse the selection of ...
Flat World Knowledge
Flat World Knowledge provides a new approach to college textbooks.
Our books are free online. We offer convenient, low-cost choices for students – print-on-demand softcovers, audio books and chapters, self-print options, and more. Our books ...
Harpswell Foundation
The mission of the Harpswell Foundation is to empower a new generation of women leaders in Cambodia and the developing world. We are politically neutral. Our strategy is to focus on a relatively small number of the brightest young people ...
IDEO.org
For years, businesses have used human-centered design to develop innovative solutions. Why not apply the same approach to overcome challenges in the nonprofit world?
This project, funded by International Development Enterprise (IDE) as part of ...
Khan Academy
With an extensive collection of video lessons on subjects like chemistry, trigonometry and history and suite of math exercises, KhanAcademy.org is a valuable resource for students and teachers around the world. ...
MIT
MIT OpenCourseWare is a free publication of MIT course materials that reflects almost all the undergraduate and graduate subjects taught at MIT.
- OCW is not an MIT education.
- OCW does not grant degrees or certificates.
- OCW does not ...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT+K12 is a collection of short videos made by MIT students to help younger students, from kindergarten through high school, learn basic science and engineering concepts. The videos will be available through a dedicated MIT website and YouTube ...
Nabu.org
NABU.ORG aims at unlocking knowledge and opportunities for children in developing countries. With limited access to educational materials, these children are given access to a cloud-based library of e-books. In areas where books are scarce but ...
Tahrir Academy
Tahrir Academy is an Egyptian-based organization that provides a video catalogue that aims to crowdsource knowledge and be a non-traditional learning destination. The academy relies on an engaged community and volunteers from various ...
Tiba
The Barefoot Architect is a green building manual for both those in the building trade as well as those looking to build a simple home. Covering the basics of design and construction while also providing methods for greener heating, water, and ...
Books of Hope, LLC
The Speaking Book is a hardcover, customized, 16-page book accompanied by audio recordings for each page, designed to the specifications of individual customers to communicate specific messages.
Today, companies and organizations do not have ...
Udacity
From the Udacity website: We believe university-level education can be both high quality and low cost. Using the economics of the Internet, we've connected some of the greatest teachers to hundreds of thousands of students all over the world. ...
University of the People
University of the People (UoPeople) is a non-profit, online academic institution that provides a tuition-free education to anyone around the world. UoPeople’s mission strives to provide access to undergraduate degree programs for qualified ...
Canales Asociacion Civil
Enabling deaf children access to literature and reading, Canales has created “Videobooks in Argentine Sign Language.” These videos combine children’s books and young adult literature read in sign language, with voiceovers and animated ...
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc
Wikiversity is a Wikimedia Foundation project devoted to learning resources, learning projects, and research for use in all levels, types, and styles of education from pre-school to university, including professional training and informal ...
Worldreader
Worldreader’s mission is to make digital books available to all in the developing world, enabling millions of people to improve their lives. Digital technology is sharply reducing the cost and complexity of delivering reading material ...
neoK12
At NeoK12, we believe that kids learn best when they 'see' how things work, when, where and why they happen. Watching educational videos is a great way to learn because it allows kids to build a visual picture or model in their mind. The visual ...