# Technology for social impact.

> The Boltcliq Foundation supports education, digital literacy, healthcare access, sustainability and community empowerment through technology.

Canonical URL: https://www.boltcliq.com/foundation
Part of: https://www.boltcliq.com/llms.txt

Education, digital skills, health access and community support, backed by technology that reaches people.
- An intelligent economy that only some people can join is not worth building. The Foundation exists to widen the door.
### Where we focus
- Learning: Education and digital literacy
- Health: Digital health education and access
- Local: Mentorship for founders and innovators
- Open: Partners and co-funders welcome
### What the Foundation is
- The Boltcliq Foundation is the social impact arm of the company. It supports education, digital literacy, healthcare access, sustainability and community empowerment, using technology to reach people who are often left out.
- It exists because the work of building AI for Africa has a duty beside it. Technology companies benefit when more people can learn, build and earn in the digital economy. They should help create that outcome.
- The Foundation is at an early stage. We describe what it aims to do and how it will work, and we will report on programmes as they run.
### Focus areas
**Education and digital literacy**
- Programs that give people access to technology and the skills to use it. That can mean basic computer use for young learners, structured courses for students, and practical training for early-career engineers. We aim to link learning to real work.
**Healthcare access**
- Digital health education and access for communities that need better care. We want to help health workers use digital tools safely and to support projects that improve the flow of information between communities and facilities.
**Community empowerment**
- Mentorship and resources for local founders and innovators. Many strong ideas need a first engineering hand, a sounding board or a workspace. The Foundation aims to connect builders with Boltcliq engineers and with each other.
### How a program runs
**Listen**
- We talk with a school, clinic, university or community group about what they need. We do not arrive with a fixed plan.
**Design with partners**
- We shape a small program with local partners, and we agree what success looks like and how we will check it.
**Run and support**
- Boltcliq engineers and volunteers teach and support alongside local leaders. We keep the program small enough to do well.
**Report honestly**
- We share what worked and what did not. We stop programs that are not helping and build on those that are.
### What the Foundation is and is not
- What it is not
- What it is
- A marketing exercise.
- A long-term commitment to access and skills.
- A place for inflated impact numbers.
- A place for plain reporting on what happened.
- Charity delivered from a distance.
- Work done with local partners and leaders.
- Separate from what we do commercially.
- Connected to our engineering, so skills transfer.
### Principles we will hold ourselves to
- We will work with local partners and leaders, not around them. We will respect the privacy and dignity of the people we serve, especially children and patients. We will be honest about what we have done and about what we have not.
- We will choose a small number of programs and do them well rather than announce many and deliver few. And we will connect the Foundation to our engineering work so that skills, tools and mentors flow across.
### Ways to support
**Co-fund a program**
- If you want to fund a program, tell us what matters to you. We will share how a program would work, how it will be reported and what we need from partners.
**Teach or mentor**
- Engineers, designers, health workers and business people can give time. A few hours of mentorship can change how a young builder sees a career.
**Host or partner**
- Schools, universities, clinics and community groups can partner with us. We want to learn what you need and to build the first program with you.
### Questions
- Is the Foundation a separate legal entity?
- We will publish the details of structure and governance as the Foundation matures. Ask us if you need specifics for a partnership.
- Which countries does it work in?
- We start where we have partners and the ability to do the work well. We will be specific about locations when programs are running.
- How can I donate?
- Contact us. We will share how to get involved and how funds are used and reported.
- Can my organization partner with the Foundation?
- Yes. Schools, universities, clinics, community groups and companies are welcome to get in touch.
- Do you accept volunteers?
- We welcome mentors and teachers. Tell us your skills and availability.