Overview by the Numbers:

Currently Serving: 600+ students

<aside> <img src="/icons/sharing_blue.svg" alt="/icons/sharing_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Summary of Team4Tech Contributions and Collaborations (2024):

• Partnership began in 2021
• 2 projects with 22 pro bono consultants
• 2,129+ pro bono hours committed
• $447,000 value of pro bono consulting
• $45,000 in grant support </aside>

Background:

<aside> 📌 S.O.U.L.’s mission is to foster sustainable and vibrant Ugandan communities through unique partnerships focused on alleviating extreme poverty. S.O.U.L uses a Community-Driven Development Model to design, implement, and evaluate all programs. Cost and effort behind every S.O.U.L. initiative are shared by the community members, making them stakeholders in the success and long-term sustainability of holistic programs that address several facets of poverty.

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🤝 Partnership Objectives:

S.O.U.L. is working to expand on its existing program and aim to reach over 2,500 adult learners, with a specific focus on reaching rural women who have historically been excluded from technology access and training. By setting up an “I.C.T. Hub,” S.O.U.L. aims to become an interactive and collaborative space for community members to learn and upskill. This space will provide opportunities to become self-sufficient. S.O.U.L. is partnering with Team4Tech to support their efforts with technology and training, assisting with the digitization of curriculum, and improved program tracking systems.

📊 Metrics:

Learner Engagement

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Learner Growth

• ICT Assessment scores
• DIT Certified graduation rate (tailoring and computers)
• Learners empowered through S.O.U.L Foundation's Student Sponsorship Program

Teacher and Staff Effectiveness

• Knowledge and skills

Organizational Sustainability and Scale

• Learners reached through ICT classes
• Learners reached through tailoring classes
• Mothers reached through S.O.U.L's Ultrasound Scan Services
• Learners reached through S.O.U.L's Maternal Health Antenatal Education Classes
• Learners utilizing S.O.U.L's LMS Platform
• Partner Organizations accessing S.O.U.L's training resources or LMS Platform

Grant Budget Analysis:

<aside> <img src="/icons/library_gray.svg" alt="/icons/library_gray.svg" width="40px" /> S.O.U.L. puts their grant budget toward:

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• equipment for their ICT lab and classroom infrastructure, with purchases include laptops, desktops, monitors, keyboards, cameras, and projectors
• solar power infrastructure, bolstering power capacity to power ICT equipment
• ICT curriculum development, with purchases including ICT DIT certifications, LMS platform development, and covering costs associated with digitization

Pro Bono Capacity-Building Projects:

• April 2022: Virtual Strategic Partner with Cadence (drop down for more)
• Summer 2023: Middlebury Project (drop down for more)

Partnership Impact:

⭐️ S.O.U.L’s partnership with Team4Tech supports their progress in realizing their long-term goals.