Digital Breakthrough Initiative
In 2022, Cisco and NetHope partnered on a 5-year, USD$15M strategic initiative which focuses on:
- Emergency Preparedness and Response - Powering Life-Saving Relief Efforts & Access to Resources Through Connectivity, Digital Programming, and Training
- Climate Intersections Program: Reducing the Impact of Climate Change on Vulnerable Communities especially focusing on Women, Youth, Indigenous People through Implementing Digital Technologies in Climate Adaptation and Resilience.
- Digital Protection Program: Driving multi-sector, Collaborative and Strategic Approaches to Address Increasing Digital Security Threats—like Cyber Security and Mis/Dis/Mal Information—with an Emphasis on Insights- and Skills Sharing, Global Co-Creation, and Long-term Commitment to Protect Digital Rights.
- Year 1 and Year 2 Program Impact
Generating collective impact for social good and environmental action
For more than 20 years, NetHope has enabled international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and leading technology partners to address our world’s most pressing challenges and advance global good through collaboration, collective action, and the transformative power of technology.
In NetHope’s 2024-2030 Strategic Plan: Bridging the New Digital Divides – NetHope is focused on addressing the New Digital Divides which represent critical gaps in infrastructure, systems, capabilities, and knowledge across five prominent areas including Digital Skills & Leadership, Digital Inclusion, Digital Protection, Digital Transformation & Innovation, and Digital for Climate Adaptation & Resilience.
Driving collaboration and innovation together since 2001
The partnership between Cisco and NetHope started when Cisco became a co-founder of NetHope in 2001, and affirms Cisco’s role as a champion of technology-based solutions that positively impact people, society, and the planet, which are provided through funding, products, and expertise generously made available to NetHope and our Members.