fy20 nonprofit series

Non-profit spotlight: The high-touch, high-tech approach to digital financial services in India

According to the World Bank, 1.7 billion adults globally lack access to financial services like loans, insurance, and savings accounts, making it difficult for them to start their own businesses, protect their crops, save for their children’s education, or invest in their family’s health.  At the sa…

Non-profit spotlight: How TalkingPoints breaks barriers between teachers and parents

UNESCO reports that as many as one fifth of school-age children worldwide are not in school. Close to 617 million children who are attending school are not meeting the minimum proficiency guidelines in reading and mathematics. This must change! TalkingPoints has been a Cisco Foundation grantee since…

Nonprofit Spotlight: Education for the Globalization 4.0 Era

UNESCO reports that as many as one fifth of school-age children worldwide are not in school. Close to 617 million children who are attending school are not meeting the minimum proficiency guidelines in reading and mathematics. This must change! Gooru has been a Cisco Foundation grantee since 2011,…