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Our Students

Here you can find stories of students who received internet access and/or personal devices through the joint fundraising efforts of our platform and our local partners.

Countries we work in
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Kakhaber

16 y.o.

Georgia

Kakhaber’s favorite school subjects are chemistry and physics. In future, he would like to become a sailor. “I’d use the internet to better my studies”. Kakhaber’s also interested in agriculture.

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Gocha

18 y.o.

Georgia

Gocha’s favorite school subject is chemistry. He hasn’t decided on his future occupation yet, however, he’s interested in agricultural field. “I’d use the internet to look up more information”.

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Mari

15 y.o.

Georgia

Mari’s favorite school subjects are Georgian and history. In future, she would like to become a doctor or a painter. “I will use the internet to do for research for my homework”. In her free time, Mari likes to paint.

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Ana-Maria

15 y.o.

Georgia

Ana-Maria’s favorite school subject is Georgian grammar and literature. She hasn’t picked a university yet, however, she knows she wants to become a journalist. She spends most of her free time reading.

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Eliko

16 y.o.

Georgia

Eliko’s favorite school subject is English. She’s not certain about her future occupation yet, however, she spends most of her spare time painting.

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Zakro

16 y.o.

Georgia

Zakro’s favorite school subject is history. He hasn’t decided on his future occupation yet. He spends his free time reading books.

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Temur

16 y.o.

Georgia

Temur’s favorite subject at school is Georgian language and literature. In future, he would like to become a programmer. He spends his spare time driving and playing football.

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Salome

18 y.o.

Georgia

Salome would like to become a lawyer. At school, she particularly enjoys classes for foreign languages and civil studies. In her spare time she likes to read and draw.

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Keti

16 y.o.

Georgia

Keti is already relying on the Internet to attend classes online during the pandemic. in her spare time, she loves coming up with different hair looks and she thinks she would make a good stylist.

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Malkhaz

17 y.o.

Georgia

Malkhaz wants to become a craftsman! He intends to use the internet to discover new information.

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Nino

17 y.o.

Georgia

Math and English are subjects Nino enjoys the most at school. She plans to enroll in a university but hasn’t yet made up her mind regarding the discipline she’s going to choose. Whenever she has free time, she either watches movies, reads books, or has fun with her friends.

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May Mon
May Mon

23 y.o.

Myanmar

May Mon dreams of becoming a Business Analyst, but the 2021 coup in Myanmar and the pandemic interrupted her university plans. Refusing to give up on her education, she turned to online learning and earned a spot in the life-changing MIT Emerging Talent program. She is deeply motivated to help other youths in her rural community who face similar barriers to education. With her new laptop, May Mon can now code and access the resources she needs to succeed and share opportunities with the next generation.

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Maria
Maria

23 y.o.

Venezuela

Maria is passionate about Programming and Data Science, seeing technology as a way to solve real problems. Growing up in Venezuela during difficult economic times, she taught herself English to open new doors. Now, she has been accepted into the MIT Emerging Talent and Paper Airplanes programs. Motivated by her supportive family, she hopes to use her skills to help rebuild her country. With her new laptop, Maria can complete her engineering studies, master coding, and launch her career in technology.

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Viktoriya
Viktoriya

34 y.o.

Ukraine

Viktoriya, a 34-year-old from Ukraine, is turning her lifelong love for mathematics into a career in Data Science. She balances her technical studies with creative passions like crafting traditional Pysanky and teaching children at her church. She has already built a financial analysis system using spreadsheets and is eager to advance to more complex tools. With her new laptop, Viktoriya can finally install Python and machine learning libraries, allowing her to work on large datasets and achieve her goal of becoming a professional Data Analyst.

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Safa
Safa

23 y.o.

Malaysia

Safa dreams of becoming a machine learning engineer who solves real-world problems. She has already demonstrated her technical skills by building a complex DJ app using C++. Her current focus is on securing an internship at a leading tech company to further her growth. With her new laptop, Safa was able to install essential coding tools and is now working on the projects she needs to launch her career.

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Amro
Amro

25 y.o.

Egypt

Amro is a lifelong learner aspiring to become a data engineer. He is driven by a desire to contribute to science and make knowledge accessible to others. He is particularly proud of his work on a group project for MIT's foundation track, which solidified his passion for innovation. With his new laptop, Amro can continue gaining the technical skills he needs to leave a lasting impact on the world of technology.

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Hanamariam
Hanamariam

30 y.o.

Ethiopia

Hanamariam is passionate about Bioinformatics and data science. Previously, she faced a difficult challenge trying to learn Python programming using only a mobile phone. Now, she is advancing her skills by taking an MIT course in data science. With her new laptop, Hanamariam can finally code efficiently and fully explore the possibilities of her field.

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Shahed
Shahed

17 y.o.

Lebanon

Shahed came to Lebanon from Syria to escape the war, which caused her to miss two years of school. Now, she is back in class and passionate about robotics, proudly building projects like her own weather station using Arduino. She plans to become an electrical engineer in the future. With her new laptop, Shahed can finally practice coding and continue her learning outside of her limited school hours.

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Stella
Web Development
Stella

30 y.o.

Nigeria

Stella is the firstborn in a family of seven, having only completed two years of college due to financial constraints. "I stumbled into coding while I was surfing the internet in a public cyber café, I was curious and I felt there is more I could do with computer, I was excited when I did a bit of coding and the result was amazing, I saw I could create appealing visuals using software, I did not have a laptop, but I used my phone to create digital and appealing visuals with Canva, Pixellab, figma etc. I have already gotten a scholarship from She Code Foundation (6 months Front End Development) course and Meta Front End Development on Coursera. I have already started studying with my phone." - she tells us. 

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