21st-century Tech at South African School

Dear Friend,

Each quarter, we are asked to submit a report on the status of our GlobalGiving projects. As you know, our goal for this initiative is to build a computer lab for 450 students in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa. If we are ultimately successful in funding this project, we will effectively raise the school’s computer literacy rate from 0% to 100%. The entire region has already been affected by our computer labs in three other schools, and we are thrilled to be extending a computer lab right now in a nearby high school of 800 students.

We will not be satisfied, though, until every child has a command of the essentials. Toward that end, we respectfully ask you to share the project link with family, friends, and colleagues and ask if your company offers corporate matching. Technology is here to stay, and any child without exposure early and without mastery later will struggle to succeed in tertiary studies and to find a career commensurate with twenty-first century advancements. Thank you for doing what you can to ensure that the children at a rural primary school in South Africa get the break they deserve.

Martha T. Cummings

Universal Promise
Executive Director