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About Us
At Microsoft we believe that technology is a powerful force for good in a rapidly changing world, and we are working to ensure that everyone has access to the opportunities it provides.
The purpose of Microsoft Philanthropies is to bring the benefits of technology to drive sustainable social impact and enable economic opportunity for all. We achieve that by building capacity, driving action and influencing policy for our programmatic priorities that continue being the following:
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Digital Skills to Employability
We aim to ensure that every person gets a chance to build up on the skills needed to access various opportunities that our technology-driven world presents, with focus on Cloud and AI.
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Technology for Social Impact
We bring together our donations, nonprofit solutions, and partner ecosystem to empower nonprofits to address the world’s most pressing needs on a global scale.
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Inclusion
Our mission is deeply inclusive: empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
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Employee Giving and Volunteering
At Microsoft, we have a very active Employee Volunteering and payroll giving program.
Videos
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Meet Manjusha M Marar: A young Cybersecurity professional from Kerala
A computer science graduate, Manjusha travelled 1500 miles from rural Kerala to pursue her dreams
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Watch four COPA alumnae reflect on their journeys
Prabha, Sakina, Sheetal and Ankita come back to their alma mater, National Skills Training Institute for Women (NSTI-W) to talk about their experiences with the present batch of students.
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Watch Farha's journey to achieve self empowerment...
Watch how Farha sought to digital skilling to write her own success story and become empowered.
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Devi’s entrepreneurial journey
Watch how Devi transformed her husband’s water-delivery business with Microsoft Excel training imparted by the iLead Program
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Paige’s story: Transgenders in India...
All her life, people have told Paige that she is different. As a transgender in India, Paige was pulled towards sex work and organized street begging.
Highlights
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Non-profit empowers marginalized communities in rural India to tackle COVID-19 with virtual trainings
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Our Commitment for nonprofits and communities on the frontlines of COVID-19
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DSCI and Microsoft roll out CyberShikshaa
New Delhi, Sep 24, 2018: Underlining the need to bolster the cybersecurity ecosystem in the country, Microsoft India and the Data Security Council of India...
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IIT Delhi and Microsoft to host Empower 2019 on 14th – 17th October
New Delhi, October 10, 2019: In keeping with its commitment to empowering everyone to achieve more, Microsoft India,...
Partners
Microsoft employees can volunteer