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Technology Entrepreneurs | Pro Bono Marketing
We provide Pro Bono Marketing services to projects that inspire us.
These people inspired us — Can you?
Education in Rural Cambodia
In rural Cambodia, schools can be 200km from a major city and 30km from the nearest town. This school came to our attention in 2018. Of the 1,000 students, around 25% live at the school in dormitories because it is too far for them to go home at night.
From the age of 15, they have to feed themselves and wash their own clothes. More than 50% do not have a smartphone, and of the rest, about half have a basic text phone.
Many of the parents struggle to keep their children at school, the students often skip meals due to lack of money
Our Project
We met some students who were skipping meals and some who were ill because of lack of nutrition. Initially we provided funds to help these students.
The project gradually took shape to help more than just a few students. We provided sports equipment (lacking at the school), sports kit for the teams. Projects to help provide computers and books.
Over time the project grew and we created a not-for-profit organisation named To Grow An Orchid – provide some help and help the students grow. See our charity: www.togrowanorchid.org
Soller to Soller
In 2017, Catherine Friend and Valerie Hurst gave themselves an objective of paddleboarding around the island of Mallorca, Spain. The paddle would take them 3–4 weeks to cover the 555km.
Their idea was to raise awareness of plastic in the ocean, in particular around the island. The beautiful region of Spain had one of the lowest awareness ratings for conservation. They wanted to engage with locals, schools, and the millions of tourists (mainly British and German) that come here each year.
Our Project
The commitment and stamina of the girls was totally inspiring. What they hadn’t done was organised the marketing. Between April and June, we:
- Wrote press releases and contacted other SUP clubs and magazines.
- Created a Facebook page which grew to around 900 followers in weeks.
- Organised radio and television interviews, including a feature on the BBC.
- Organised a memorable beach party upon completion of the project.
They met their targets. Visit: www.sollertosoller.com
IT Club Cambodia
This has become our largest project.
At school, students are taught Word and Excel. They are not taught about Google searching, social media, staying safe online, email or any of the others components of a digital life.
We chatted to many students. Their knowledge was poor, worse they were unaware of the dangers of social media.
Our Project
Initially we spent time talking through the subjects. Teachers became involved. Then we put together some short courses.
It is called First Steps to a Digital Economy. With the view that everyone (young or old) should be able to use Email, Google and Social Media without fear of fraud or abuse.
Now we have 8 sections to the complete course. All sections are available in Khmer and English
To understand more visit: itclub-cambodia.com
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