DAVOS, Switzerland,
Jan. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Salesforce.org, the philanthropic arm of Salesforce (NYSE:
CRM), today announced it will donate $125,000 to Davos Volksschule, the Davos local public school system, to
accelerate digital skills development for students. Salesforce's
coding program, Davos Codes, will host 50 middle school students
for a day of coding and learning during the World Economic Forum
Annual Meeting 2018.
Swiss public school curriculum requests that all schools
implement the Lehrplan21 program by 2021, integrating technology
into every subject in schools across the country. The Davos school system will use the donation from
Salesforce.org to purchase new devices to equip educators and
prepare students with technology skills.
Salesforce.org and the community of Davos formed a partnership at the World
Economic Forum Annual Meeting in 2015 to accelerate coding skills
development for local students. As part of the partnership,
Salesforce created Davos Codes, a year-round program that teaches
local students the power that technology can bring when used for
social good. Through the program, Salesforce employees have
volunteered more than 500 hours in the local Davos community over the past three years.
Teaching Technology Through Davos Codes
Salesforce.org
gives back to the Davos community
by providing technology education, resources and support to the
Davos Middle School to ensure every child has the opportunity to
access technology learning fit for the 21st century.
At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Salesforce.org will
showcase its partnership with the Davos community during Davos Codes on
Wednesday, January 24 from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. CET in the
Salesforce Annex. Students will learn about the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), get hands-on coding
experience and learn how to apply the SDGs through experiments on
the local environment.
Comments on the news:
"Giving back to the communities
in which we live and work is at the heart of Salesforce.org's
mission," said Rob Acker, CEO
Salesforce.org. "Through our commitment to the World Economic
Forum, Davos has become one of our
communities and we are proud to invest in its students with this
donation and the Davos Codes initiative."
Expanding Salesforce's Commitment to Advance Computer Science
Education in Public Schools
Salesforce has a long history of
supporting computer science initiatives through Salesforce.org. To
date, Salesforce and Salesforce.org have granted $65 million to expand opportunities for
students—with a focus on computer science curriculum. Salesforce
employees have spent more than 175,000 volunteer hours in
classrooms since 1999. This commitment also includes deep and
strategic partnerships with international organizations including
Apps for Good, The Trinity Foundation and VHTO.
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About Salesforce.org
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world should have the tools and technology to do so. Technology is
the most powerful equalizer of our time, providing access to data,
knowledge, and--above all--connections. Salesforce.org gets our
technology in the hands of nonprofits and education institutions so
they can connect with others and do more good. As a social
enterprise, the more missions our technology supports, the more we
invest back into technology and communities, creating an endless
circle of good. We're here to help; visit us at Salesforce.org.
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