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We focus our support in three interconnected areas:</p> <ol> <li>Skills development to help job seekers secure dignified employment and long-term career pathways in technology or other sectors, including environmental sustainability/green jobs.</li> <li>Inclusive entrepreneurship with small businesses as engines of local growth, as well as high growth potential start-ups as large-scale job creators nationally and internationally, in technology or other sectors, including environment sustainability/green businesses.</li> <li>Banking the unbanked through relevant and affordable financial products and capacity building services.</li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row full "> <div class="col full"> </div> </div> <div class="row full"> <div class="col full"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/etc/designs/cdc/dmr/spotlight/clientLib-v2.min.css" type="text/css"> <div class="dm0 dm-cmcl dmc-sl var-4 c-middle graphic-C no-border video-bg focal-L compact nopd-thm thmp-0 pal-3" data-config-metrics-group="Spotlight" data-config-metrics-title="Living Goods empowers community health workers " data-version="DM:components/spotlight/spotlight:V2.5.0"> <div class="med"> <div style="display: block; position: relative; max-width: 100%;"> <div style="padding-top: 56.25%;"> <video-js id="lightbox-living-goods" data-styles="none" data-video-id="6172267058001" data-account="1384193102001" data-embed="default" class="video-js" controls playsinline style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;"></video-js> <script src="//players.brightcove.net/1384193102001/NJgI8K0ie_default/index.min.js"></script> </div> </div> <script defer> (function(){ dm.brightcoveEloquaImpl = function() { // +++ Add the player attributes +++ var ovpPlayerEl = document.getElementById("lightbox-living-goods"); ovpPlayerEl.setAttribute('data-player', 'NJgI8K0ie'); if(!ctm.gdpr.isFirstVisit) { if (ctm.gdpr.getPerformanceFlag() == "true") { //Enable Brightcove Eloqua Tracking ovpPlayerEl.setAttribute('data-bc-disable-map-plugin', '0'); } else { ovpPlayerEl.setAttribute('data-bc-disable-map-plugin', '1'); } } else { if(ctm.gdpr.isEU()) { ovpPlayerEl.setAttribute('data-bc-disable-map-plugin', '1'); } else { ovpPlayerEl.setAttribute('data-bc-disable-map-plugin', '0'); } } // +++ Create the player +++ var player = bc(ovpPlayerEl); //Handling Interactivity }; var host = window.location.hostname; if(host.includes("-author")){ var ovpPlayerEl = document.getElementById("lightbox-living-goods"); ovpPlayerEl.setAttribute('data-player', 'NJgI8K0ie'); // +++ Create the player +++ var player = bc(ovpPlayerEl); //Handling Interactivity } else { if((typeof ctm !== "undefined") && (typeof ctm.gdpr === "object") && ctm.gdpr.isFirstVisit) { if(ctm.gdpr.isFirstVisitEventTriggered) { dm.brightcoveEloquaImpl(); } else { window.addEventListener("OTFirstVisit", dm.brightcoveEloquaImpl); } } else { dm.brightcoveEloquaImpl(); } } })(); </script> </div> <div class="cnt"> <h2 class="sl-title">Living Goods empowers community health workers </h2> <div class="rte-txt"> <p>Annet Kirabo is a Living Goods community health worker in Uganda. Cisco is supporting Community Health Workers like Annet, who go door-to-door providing essential鈥攐ften lifesaving鈥攊nformation and care.</p> </div> <ul class="ctas"><li><a class="cta pri0" href="https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/how-technology-helps-health-workers/" data-config-metrics-item="See more ">See more </a></li></ul> </div> </div>  <div class="dm0 dmc-bld compact header-center description-center cta-center nopd-thm thml-2" data-stickynav-title="Social Investments" data-deeplink-name="social-investments" id="social-investments" data-config-metrics-group="Blade" data-config-metrics-title="Social investments in economic empowerment"> <div class="bl-cnt "> <div class="row full"> <div class="col full"> <div class="bld-text"> <div class = "blade-header" > <h2>Social investments in economic empowerment</h2> </div> <div class="blade-description" > <p>Working with nonprofit partners聽to聽help create technology-based solutions.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row thirds 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href="/c/en/us/about/csr/community/partners/laboratoria.html" data-config-metrics-item="Skills to careers: Laboratoria "> Skills to careers: Laboratoria </a> </h3> <p>Cisco is helping Laboratoria empower women to become the leading source of technology talent from Latin America.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col third"> <div class="dm0 dmc-tl" data-config-metrics-group="Tile" data-config-metrics-title="Inclusive entrepreneurship" data-version="DM:components/tile/tile:V3.0.3"> <div class="med"> <div class="dm-img" src="/c/en/us/about/csr/technology-for-good/economic-empowerment/jcr:content/Grid/subcategory_atl_copy/layout-subcategory-atl/blade/bladeContents1/tile_copy.img.jpg/1606398646409.jpg" title="eforall-600x338" alt="EforAll supporting small business owners" > <noscript class="dmimg-ns"><img src="/c/en/us/about/csr/technology-for-good/economic-empowerment/_jcr_content/Grid/subcategory_atl_copy/layout-subcategory-atl/blade/bladeContents1/tile_copy.img.jpg/1606398646409.jpg" title="eforall-600x338" alt="EforAll supporting small business owners"></noscript> </div> </div> <div class="cnt"> <div class="rte-txt"> <h3> <a href="/c/en/us/about/csr/community/partners/eforall.html" data-config-metrics-item="Inclusive entrepreneurship"> Inclusive entrepreneurship </a> </h3> <p>Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) helps underrepresented entrepreneurs start and grow businesses across the US.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col third"> <div class="dm0 dmc-tl" data-config-metrics-group="Tile" data-config-metrics-title="Banking the unbanked: Kiva " data-version="DM:components/tile/tile:V3.0.3"> <div class="med"> <div class="dm-img" 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class="ctas"><li><a class="cta pri0" href="/c/en/us/about/csr/community/partners.html#~economic-empowerment-partners" data-config-metrics-item="See all community partners ">See all community partners </a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="dm0 dmc-bld compact header-center description-center cta-center " data-config-metrics-group="Blade" data-config-metrics-title="Measurable impact in economic empowerment "> <div class="bl-cnt "> <div class="row full"> <div class="col full"> <div class="bld-text"> <div class = "blade-header" > <h2>Measurable impact in economic empowerment </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row quarters "> <div class="col quarter"> <div class="dm0 dmc-tl grap" data-config-metrics-group="Tile" data-version="DM:components/tile/tile:V3.0.3"> <div class="med"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/etc/designs/cdc/dmr/graphic/grapClientLib.min.css"><script src="/etc/designs/cdc/dmr/graphic/grapClientLib.min.js" defer></script> <p>3.4M</p> </div> <div class="cnt"> <div class="rte-txt"> <p>Thanks to a network of 7400 entrepreneurs, 3.4 million people in sub-Saharan Africa have solar power, eliminating nearly 1 million metric tons of CO2 emissions.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col quarter"> <div class="dm0 dmc-tl grap" data-config-metrics-group="Tile" data-version="DM:components/tile/tile:V3.0.3"> <div class="med"> <p>4M+</p> </div> <div class="cnt"> <div class="rte-txt"> <p>Opportunity International and Cisco鈥檚 three-year partnership created over four million jobs and reached 20 million people.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col quarter"> <div class="dm0 dmc-tl grap" data-config-metrics-group="Tile" data-version="DM:components/tile/tile:V3.0.3"> <div class="med"> <div class="percent-wrapper"> <svg class="percent-chart" viewbox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle class="pc_background" stroke="rgba(151, 151, 151, 0.19)" stroke-width="10" fill="none" cx="50" cy="50" r="45" /> <circle 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been greater, we have increased the total prize pool to $1 million USD, with the grand prize winner receiving $250,000 USD.聽</p> </div> <ul class="ctas"><li><a class="cta pri0" href="/c/en/us/about/csr/global-problem-solver-challenge.html" data-config-metrics-item="Discover more">Discover more</a></li></ul> </div> </div>  <div class="dm0 dmc-bld compact header-center description-center cta-center nopd-thm thml-1" data-stickynav-title="Personal Impact" data-deeplink-name="personal-impact" id="personal-impact" data-config-metrics-group="Blade" data-config-metrics-title="Personal impact"> <div class="bl-cnt "> <div class="row full"> <div class="col full"> <div class="bld-text"> <div class = "blade-header" > <h2>Personal impact</h2> </div> <div class="blade-description" > <p>We positively impact individuals through a range of support for nonprofit partners.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row full "> <div class="col full"> <link rel="stylesheet" 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