HP Innovation Journal Issue 10: Fall 2018 | Page 31
CONTINUED LEARNING IN EMERGENCIES
Another vulnerable population includes those who
are displaced by conflict or emergencies. The United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
estimates one in 113 people is now an asylum seeker,
a displaced person, or a refugee. These individuals
have had their educations and careers fully uprooted.
Being able to continue learning provides vital continuity,
hope and skills that enable them to contribute in
an evolving digital workforce.
Working with UNHCR and other partners, we
are establishing six new HP Learning Studios
in the Middle East focused on enabling
refugee youths to learn in-demand skills to
enhance their employment opportunities. In
September 2017—in partnership with UNHCR,
InZone and CARE—we opened two of the
three Learning Studios in Jordan at the Azraq
Refugee Camp and in Amman. A third will
open at the town community of Azraq, and
three more are planned for Lebanon.
HP also announced a $1 million technology
grant to the Clooney Foundation for Justice
as part of the Foundation’s $2.25 million
partnership with UNICEF and Google.org to
support formal education for Syrian refugees
in Lebanon. The partnership with UNICEF
will help nine public schools provide critical
education opportunities to nearly 4,000
refugee students this school year and will
support a pilot program using technology
tools to advance learning outcomes for
refugee children. The nine schools provide
learning to refugee students during an
afternoon “second shift,” after the Lebanese
students’ school day has ended. The
technology tools used in this program will
also benefit thousands of Lebanese students
and teachers, further extending the impact.
MEETING STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE
To achieve our vision of creating a better life for everyone
everywhere, we must close the divide that separates unserved
and underserved populations from opportunity. Children
living in areas without Internet or other technology access
will compete against digital natives in the workforce.
In India, a country where 41% of children drop out before
completing upper primary school, HP World on Wheels mobile
learning labs bring digital literacy and common public services
to isolated and disadvantaged people. Over the next six years,
HP World on Wheels mobile learning labs will serve about
6,400 Indian villages, impacting an estimated 15 million people.
DRIVING A BUSINESS IMPERATIVE
Reinventing learning to improve outcomes is a virtuous
cycle. It tackles a primary cause of economic and social
inequality. Making education more accessible and effective
helps people get better jobs, launch small businesses and
create opportunities for their families and communities.
It’s imperative that we prepare our future leaders. To that
end, HP is aligning our Sustainable Impact agenda with
our business priorities to improve lives, build an adaptable
workforce and fuel a growing marketplace for HP products
while strengthening our brand.
Learn more at www.hp.com/sustainableimpact
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