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Cisco collaborates with the public sector, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), and other companies to implement economic development programs that are globally scalable, replicable, and sustainable. We apply business rigor to each program. And our employees bring their own intelligence, business acumen, and sense of social responsibility to the engagements.

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Connecting Sichuanis a multifaceted, public-private initiative whose ultimate goal is to improve economic and living conditions in China’s Sichuan Province. This major three-year program, now in its second year, focuses primarily on helping the Chinese government rebuild regional healthcare and education infrastructures that were severely damaged by a massive earthquake in May 2008. By designing and implementing pilot programs that integrate ICT into medical services, schools, and other community institutions, Connecting Sichuan is creating successful prototypes that can be expanded to other rural regions of China.
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Cisco HealthPresencetechnology was installed in the Sichuan-Hong Kong Rehabilitation Center at Sichuan People’s Hospital in May 2009. HealthPresence combines state-of-the-art video, audio, and medical information to create a virtual environment similar to what patients experience when they visit a doctor or clinic in person.
Twenty-five new Cisco Networking Academysites were established in Sichuan and 103 new instructors have been trained. Student enrollment has increased 18 percent in the past year. Plus, recently introduced 21st century education technology and enhanced teaching and learning methods are already producing positive results in schools.
Partnership for Lebanonwas formed by U.S. business leaders in September 2006 to provide critically needed resources for reconstruction efforts in Lebanon and to help build a better future for the Lebanese people. The initiative is led by five companies: Cisco, GHAFARI, Intel, Microsoft, and Occidental Petroleum. Cisco’s investment totaled $20 million over three years. One aspect of the program is placing qualified ICT interns in Lebanese businesses and government agencies, as well as in top corporations. Twenty-five interns completed their training in the Lebanese public sector in November 2008, and 68 percent have found jobs within the country. In addition, 20 interns were placed in Cisco offices in the U.S., 85 percent of whom have found jobs or returned to college.
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In September 2007, Cisco made a four-year, $10 million commitment to the Clinton Global Initiativeto alleviate poverty in five Sub-Saharan African countries: Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Rwanda. Cisco and our NGO partners Habitat for Humanity,Inveneo,One Global Economy, and Teachers Without Borders have focused on providing affordable housing, community connectivity, online content and tools, and hands-on training.

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Connecting Sichuan Year One Report

Pass the Ball New window helps anyone to post and evaluate bright ideas that could help change the world. For every idea contributed or rated, Cisco makes a donation to Teachers Without Borders.

Teachers Without Borders uses technology to improve the quality of education.
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City Year's Whole School, Whole Child corps members provide mentoring and support to help keep students on track to graduate.
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Inveneo helps design and deliver highly sustainable and affordable ICT solutions for organizations that provide education, healthcare, economic development in rural and under-served areas in the developing world.
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