One Economy Corporation
This year, I am participating in Blogathon to support One Economy Corporation.
One Economy is a 501(c)(3) charity that attempts to maximize the potential of technology to help low-income people improve their lives and enter the economic mainstream. What does that mean? Basically, One Economy tries to bring technology to low-income families who cannot afford technology in the Internet Age. Whereas many charities will give away computers to low-income families, One Economy goes further than that. Instead of simply supplying hardware, One Economy has programs that help low-income people use that technology.
One Economy has several programs that help bridge the technology gap. I will be discussing these programs in detail throughout the Blogathon, but here's a brief summary of some of the larger programs:
- One Economy's flagship program is The Beehive, a multilingual web portal that provides web-based tools and information about financial services, education, jobs, health care, and family.
- The Bring IT Home campaign has brought broadband Internet access into the homes of 200,000 low-income individuals.
- Their Digital Connectors program develops technology skills in people ages 14 – 21 to turn them into "technology ambassadors" who motivate others to connect to the internet.
- The 24/7Townhall is a social media website focused on helping technologically-isolated internet users increase their awareness of and engagement in important social, political, and economic issues.
- ZipRoad, opening in August 2007 (so bookmark it!), is an education-related website that is designed to enable parents and
caregivers to make informed decisions about their children's education and learning. It is aimed at low-income, low-literacy parents but should be useful to everyone!
One Economy is really quite a unique charity, and that's why I chose it. Please consider sponsoring me for the Blogathon. For more information on how to do that, check out my Blogathon page.
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