Global Impact’s Charity Alliance is made up of nearly 100 highly trusted international charities working to change the world. These charities are continually innovating to further their far-reaching impact on causes like health care, disaster relief, hunger and economic development. In order to make an impact, they’re using technology to efficiently create change. You can support their work by giving through your workplace giving program.
In the modern age and as digital technology continues to develop, charities are finding new, creative ways to empower people around the world and reach their highest potential. From mobile apps and virtual reality, to drones and medical equipment, there are many examples of digital advances that are also progressing these philanthropic missions. Here are just some of the ways Global Impact charities are using technology to make the world a better place.
CARE uses an innovative digital scale to save newborn lives
In Bihar, CARE is tracking and identifying low birth weights to prevent and reduce neonatal mortality rates. By using a simple tool – the digital scale – they are able to obtain accurate measurements and give extra care to babies with low birth weights. Since 2017, they have prevented about 16,700 newborn deaths using this innovation.
Direct Relief collects data with remote sensing technology following a disaster
When areas are difficult to access following a disaster, Direct Relief deploys digital humanitarians using remote volunteers and sensing technology. This innovation allows them to create online maps showing health care centers in disaster-stricken areas and develop other post-disaster public health plans. When they are unable to be physically present immediately following a disaster, they use non-localized sensor technology to analyze the conditions and collect data using a camera.
Heifer International provides drones for efficient farm land monitoring
To help farmers save time and money, Heifer International provides drones in Mexico so they can easily monitor their crops, detect pests and make sowing plans. The aerial surveillance saves 2,000 farmers from having to walk 6,000 hectares of fields and reduces crop loss due to pest infestations.
Smile Train provides virtual cleft surgery training
There are millions of children that benefit from cleft surgery. Smile Train is providing virtual surgical training to teach techniques in cleft lip and palate repair. Using interactive 3D exploration, simulation procedures, audiobooks, live videos, expert tutorials and a quiz engine, they are able to empower local medical professions to provide treatment anywhere in the world. This innovation makes it so more treatments can be made safely, efficiently and cost-effectively.
UNICEF USA keeps children learning through TV, radio and other delivery methods
Millions of children are out of school – especially now, due to the pandemic. To help, UNICEF USA partnered with the International Telecommunication Union to launch a global initiative that connects every school in the world to the internet, helping to close the digital divide. The initiative, called Giga, maps demand, identifies connectivity gaps and advises on technical solutions with the goal to get every school an internet connection by 2030.
World Vision uses WhatsApp to stop misinformation
Across four continents, World Vision’s global network of faith leaders is using WhatsApp to coordinate community-level, context-specific responses to COVID-19. WhatsApp groups made up of about 8,000 World Vison leaders are able to convey accurate, timely and region-specific information with each other and share it in the communities they serve. Those leaders can then take that information and share it with their communities. Currently, an estimated 80,000 leaders are receiving up-to-date information either directly or indirectly through the app.
Now more than ever, your generosity helps people in need. Give through your workplace to Global Impact charities to empower life-changing innovations like the ones listed above and to encourage further breakthroughs.
Your generosity impacts real change:
- $25 supplies one student with educational science equipment.
- $75 supplies electricity to a field lab researching vaccines for one week.
- $120 supports a STEM outreach program to an underserved community organization.
- $125 provides three solar-powered lamps and a solar cell panel for recharging.
- $500 provides health care to a community via a mobile clinic.
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