<aside> <img src="/icons/sharing_blue.svg" alt="/icons/sharing_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Summary of Team4Tech Contributions and Collaborations(2022):

• 5 projects with 107 pro bono consultants
• 2,050+ pro bono hours committed
• 430k+ value of pro bono consulting
• 960+ direct beneficiaries </aside>

Background:

<aside> 📌 Learning Links Foundation is one of the largest and most respected education enhancement and skill-building organizations in India, and has been involved in offering highly innovative educational solutions to partners across the country. The Foundation has one of the largest teacher professional development networks in India. They have served over 15 million students, 2.2. million teachers, and 34,000 school leaders.

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🤝 Partnership Objectives:

With Team4Tech, LLF is aiming to enhance their MOOC platform, increase STEM engagement, use data science to extract insights on teacher and student performance, improve literacy and numeracy skills of students, and increase retention and progression.

Learning Links Foundation Partnership Overview

Grant Budget Analysis:

<aside> <img src="/icons/library_gray.svg" alt="/icons/library_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Learning Links Foundation utilizes the grant for MOOC development, technology, and content and instructional design. The MOOC was made ready, which supports LLF’s goal of enhancing the MOOC platform. LLF has purchased tablets, desktops, and internet plans. The tablets procured through the Team4Tech grant was an extremely helpful for children living in rural communities during the pandemic. LLF invested in Digital Content for Foundational Numeracy and Literacy, which supports increasing STEM engagement. They also purchased user testing/editing content for online use and Instructional Design for E-learning.

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Pro Bono Capacity-Building Projects:

• March 2020: Virtual Strategic Project with Pure Storage (drop down for more)
• February 2021: Design for Impact with Comp (drop down for more)
• September 2021: Design for Impact with Adobe (drop down for more)
• Spring 2022: Virtual Strategic Project with NetApp (drop down for more)
• February 2023: Design for Impact with Logitech (drop down for more)
• Fall 2023: On-site Strategic Project with Logitech (drop down for more)

Team4Tech Impact:

Learning Links Foundation has seen Team4Tech technical and financial benefits leave a large impact on their programming.

Grant Funds

• In 2021, the grant was utilized towards MOOC development as well as purchasing new tablets and desktop computers for community learning.
  • LLF is currently working on the Under Road To School initiative with 36 schools and communities, serving 3,628 students from grade 1 to 8. The project staff are conducting offline community classes at high altitude regions of Peer Panjal Mountain Range. The tablets are crucial for the ground team and used by the students too.
  • The investment in the MOOC follows the project done with Pure Storage to create the MOOC. This enables LLF to continue progressing on their goal to enhance the MOOC.