Digital inclusion to end poverty

Thanks to donors like you, since 2005, we have created a lasting impact:

• More than 2,600 graduates
• At least 50% of our students are girls in every center
• More than 12,000 people have been lifted from poverty (graduates and their families)
• 89% of our beneficiaries come from rural areas
• 92% of alumni found a job less than 2 months after graduation
• More than 90% of our alumni work in the tech sector
• More than 600 students are currently studyng in our centers

Passerelles Numériques (PN) is a French non-profit organization, created in 2005, working in Cambodia, the
Philippines, Vietnam, and Madagascar. We unlock the potential of underprivileged youth by empowering
them with innovative education in key digital and soft employability skills.

Our goal is that each student finds a quality job aligned with local tech market needs, allowing them and
their families to escape poverty in a sustainable way and contribute to the social and economic
development of their country.

We provide training in our centers in Southeast Asia, and a pre-preparatory program to enter university at
our center in Madagascar. From their first day of school, until graduation, and their first job, we support each
of our students on their journey. After studying at PN, our students become web developers, analysts,
app testers... and can find quality jobs for life.

• PN overview, thank you! (PDF)
  

PN’s mission is to enable disadvantaged young people through access to education and technical and vocational training in the IT sector in Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Madagascar. These youth gain employability that allows them and their families to escape poverty in the long term, and to contribute to the socio-economic development of their country.

Created in 2006, PN has been operating in Southeast Asia since its creation, and more recently Madagascar. For the last 17 years, PN has produced more than 2,500 graduates with over 12,000 people lifted from poverty in three Asian countries. Among these, 89% of our beneficiaries, aged 17-24, come from rural areas. On average, more than 97% of our alumni find a job within three months after graduation. Over 93% of our alumni work in the digital industry and earn a salary on average 26% above national figures. They support their families by sharing 30% of their salaries with them. Presently, PN works with 678 direct beneficiaries from Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, and Madagascar. Through our outreach program to inform potential candidates of vocational training possibilities, we reach around 6,000 youth annually. 

Through our NomadLab program in Cambodia - a modular, open source solution on tablets that aims to bridge the digital divide in rural and underserved communities, we reach more than 11,500 youth aged 6-18.

PN contributes directly to 5 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals:  No Poverty; Quality Education; Gender Equality; Decent Work and Economic Growth; and Reduced Inequalities. 

• PN overview - thank you! (PDF)