Dell Expands Support for Youth Learning in the Philippines

Earlier this year, Dell awarded a grant to Childhope Asia Philippines (CHAP) through the Powering the Possible program. This program is Dell's way of supporting and empowering the youth and providing underserved communities with access to technology.

Last September 19, 2013 Dell announced that it has joined the advocacy of Children's Joy Foundation Inc. (CJFI) to help close the learning gap among underserved children. CJFI will receive a Dell Powering the Possible grant that wil facilitate its aim to empower the youth through education and computer literacy.

So, Dell not only makes the technology but extends the technology to those deserving communities just like CJFI. CJFI assists neglected, abandoned and surrendered children and youth in seven children's residential centers and several communities across the country. In which, one of GrabTechDude.com's correspondent was able to join during the visit. The foundation supports these underserved children through educational assistance such as the “Empowering Children and Youth through Computer Literacy” program. This program provides the beneficiaries with the opportunity to increase their familiarity and learning ability in information technology through formal and informal activities.

The grant will enable CJFI to set-up computer labs with Dell desktops to provide basic computer literacy and other digital applications classes to at least 1,210 children and youth sheltered a the Children's Joy Residential Centers, as well as from the marginalized communities served by the foudation through its outreach program.

Rose Dimaganaong, Executive Director, Children's Joy Foundation, Inc. extends their warmest thanks to Dell, “The Children's Joy Foundation would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Dell Philippines for choosing us to be a recipient of the dell Powering the Possible grant. It will alow us to set-up two computer laboratories that will benefit 1210 children and youth in Metro Manila and Davao city. The program can provide them with compuer skills that would help them find a job in the future.”

“We are proud to be able to partner with Children's Joy Foundation to support its efforts to empower youth through computer literacy. This program will focus on providing opportunities to youth in marginalized communities who have the eagerness, interest and aptitude but are limited by circumstances and resources to fulfill their passions. We have set up a few computer labs at CJFI centers in the Philippines and Quezon City is just one of them. We expect to bring the benefits of the program to even more children over time. Our strategic ell Giving program targets foundations focused on youth learning, children cancer, disaster relief and social entrepreneurship. Dell contributes one percents of its after-tax profits to non-profit organizations doing work in the communities where our employees and customers live and work.” that's according to Richard Teo, President, Dell Philippines.

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