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HP Foundation
By leveraging our scope and scale, together with strategic local partnerships, we aim to connect our communities to greater economic and social opportunity through technology and protect our shared environment.
We create positive local impact in the communities where we live, work, and do business, through corporate contributions, the work of the HP Foundation,1 and employee giving and volunteerism. By deploying our technology to help solve global challenges, we create shared value for HP, our customers, and society at large.
Since 2015, we have been committed to enabling better learning outcomes for 100 million people by 2025, through application of our technology, training, R & D, and financial contributions. We invest in programs and provide technology solutions that meet learners where they are and take them where they want to go. See how our products and partnerships are enabling better outcomes.
Key programs
HP LIFE: Learning and employment opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs
To bridge the “digital divide” and support workforce readiness, the HP Foundation provides core business and IT skills training free of charge for start-ups, learners, and small businesses through HP LIFE (Learning Initiative for Entrepreneurs) . The program offers global access to 30 free online courses in seven languages.
We have enrolled over 750,000 new users from 2012 through 2018, including more than 56,000 during the most recent year, with the greatest uptake in Brazil, Egypt, India, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the United States.
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), HP, and the HP Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding in 2017 renewing our partnership to further foster entrepreneurship and employment opportunities in developing economies, including expanding our work into Africa. This was followed by the launch of HP LIFE in Nigeria, where more than 5,000 new users joined the program in 2018.
In 2018, HP announced a new commitment to reach 100,000 learners across Africa over the next three years through HP LIFE. As part of this commitment, HP opened a new tech-enabled HP LIFE Center in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Progress: more than 165,000 enrolled since 2016.
HP LIFE in Tunisia:
More than 50% of HP LIFE program participants in Tunisia in 2017 were female, even though women represent only 30% of the formal workforce. Female entrepreneurs founded 42% of the 161 start-up businesses resulting from this program. Read more HP LIFE success stories.
BeChangeMaker (BCM): Empowering social entrepreneurs
HP LIFE hosts an annual BCM program, in partnership with WorldSkills International, which inspires young people aged 18 to 30 to tackle social issues, and increases their awareness of social entrepreneurship as a career option. In 2017, more than 160 teams entered from 31 countries. A group of HP employees served as team mentors and while other employees joined the judging panel.
HP Matter to a Million
HP’s five-year Matter to a Million program with Kiva, which concluded in 2018, has enabled 1.1 million people to improve their lives. In 2018, HP employees made more than 25,000 loans totaling $639,000 to small-scale entrepreneurs in 39 countries, using $25 loan credits from the HP Foundation.
Disaster recovery and resilience
HP, our employees, and the HP Foundation together provide financial support for communities affected by natural disasters and emergencies. We work with expert partners, including the American Red Cross , Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Save the Children to speed recovery and reconnect vital networks.
HP Connection Spot: Mobile disaster relief
The HP Connection Spot provides emergency connectivity to people in the contiguous United States who are unable to communicate due to a natural disaster. The custom-built trailer equipped with HP laptops, Chromebooks, printers, and an internet hotspot. Staffed by HP volunteers, it is also available for first responders and non-profit personnel involved in disaster relief efforts.
In October 2018, the HP Connection Spot visited Bucksport, South Carolina, and Chattahoochee and Panama City Beach, Florida to assist with efforts related to Hurricane Florence and Hurricane Michael. Ten HP volunteers staffed the Connection Spot during its 19-day deployment.
Employee volunteerism
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6,400 employees contributed about 140,000 hours to local volunteer efforts in 2018, with a value of $4.3 million.
Our 40 Days of Doing Good campaign delivered more than 7,000 volunteering hours in 2018, complemented by HP Foundation grants worth $412,000 to 64 organizations providing education and technology-related learning.
In addition to their time, employees also donated $2.07 million in cash to qualifying organizations during 2018 through our HP Inspires Giving program. The HP Foundation contributed $1.89 million in matching funds.
For more information, see our Sustainable Impact Report.
1. The HP Foundation is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization.
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