Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) today announced the
recipients of its EdInnovation Awards.
Six recipients––Cambiar Education, Center for Black Educator
Development, Kabakoo Academies, Open Up Resources, Re:Coded, and
STEM From Dance––will each receive a grant to support their work,
which addresses the education challenges of today through
initiatives including diversifying the teaching profession,
entrepreneurial job training, assisting aspiring youth in
conflict-affected areas to join the digital economy, and providing
access to science-based approaches to reading education. These
organizations help improve student, teacher, and community outcomes
for the most underserved and will receive Zoom technology,
volunteer support, and funding to help them scale. The total amount
of grant funding is $1 million from Zoom Cares, Zoom’s
philanthropic organization.
“We recognize the resilience and tenacity of these six
organizations,” said Roxana Shirkhoda, Head of Social Impact at
Zoom. “They turned an unprecedented challenge into an opportunity,
scaling their reach and deepening their impact via video
communications. We are thrilled that for several of these
organizations, Zoom Cares will be their first corporate funding
partner. We look forward to supporting all six groups and their
critical education efforts around the world.”
Education continues to be deeply impacted by the pandemic, and
Zoom is invested in supporting students and educators in the
long-term. In addition to providing free Zoom access to more than
125,000 K-12 schools as defined by approved domains, Zoom Cares has
also provided grant funding to organizations including Education
Superhighway, Profound Gentleman, and Teach for All. Learn more
about Zoom Cares here.
What Our Community Leaders Are Saying:
“Our Master Innovators program engages students as leaders to
reimagine education and to address complex social and economic
challenges in their local communities,” said Christina Heitz,
Founder & CEO of Cambiar Education. “We are honored to receive
a Zoom Innovation award. With it, we plan to grow Master Innovators
into a global youth corps of change agents—leaders, creators, and
problem solvers—who are prepared to lead transformational change in
their schools, communities, and beyond.”
“We are grateful and excited that this Zoom EdInnovation grant
award will enable us to expand our virtual Freedom Schools Literacy
Academy program which provides a culturally-responsive, affirming
and sustaining early literacy curriculum for 1st-3rd grade
scholars, while Black high school and college teacher apprentices
develop a foundational educational philosophy that is grounded in
creating the most ideal social, cultural, and academic environment
for Black children,” said Sharif El-Mekki, Founder & CEO of
Center for Black Educator Development. “We believe that if these
experiences are accessible and scaled to reach more children and
aspiring educators of color in America, as made possible by
utilizing a virtual platform, like Zoom, we will increase the
number of Black teachers in the country and the promise of what a
teacher corps that reflects its students holds for closing
achievement and opportunity gaps.”
“We are building the first pan-African learning platform for
digital and small-scale manufacturing by leveraging cutting-edge
tech and community-embedded knowledge,” said Yanick Kemayou,
Founder of Kabakoo Academies. “The Zoom EdInnovation Award is a
tremendous opportunity to scale up our impact and upgrade the
Kabakoo Learning Experience. Zoom support will be key to improve
both our video-based learning platform and the deployment of our
training offerings to young Africans.”
"Education is the single most effective strategy our country has
for disrupting generational poverty, and yet pre-COVID only 35% of
4th graders were proficient in reading. There is a staggering
correlation between the inability to read by 4th grade and adult
incarceration rates,” said Jessica Sliwerski, CEO of Open Up
Resources. “Schools and districts can take years to implement new
curriculum, but kids can't wait. That's why we're proud to partner
with Zoom to bring science-backed, personalized reading instruction
to children in the Oakland area this summer 2021. As a nonprofit,
we couldn't do something like this without Zoom's technology and
support. This work has potential to be a catalyst for meaningful
change in the lives of these families."
“Many of our graduates are hired by leading companies and
startups, enabling them to double their incomes, write code and
spur innovation across all industries,” said Alexandra Clare, CEO
and Co-Founder of Re:Coded. “This partnership with Zoom will enable
us to scale our market driven education model, reach new students
across borders and open the doors to the digital economy for youth,
regardless of their gender, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic
status, or geography.”
“STEM From Dance envisions a world where underrepresented
minority girls are creative, confident, and equipped to be leaders
and innovators in the STEM fields––all through the creative and
confidence-building aspects of dance,” said Yamilée Toussaint
Beach, Founder & CEO of STEM From Dance. “We are thrilled about
the opportunity to partner with Zoom to increase the number of
girls we reach and equip them as our next generation of innovators,
scientists, and techies.”
About Zoom
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) brings teams
together to get more done in a frictionless and secure video
environment. Our easy, reliable, and innovative video-first unified
communications platform provides video meetings, voice, webinars,
and chat across desktops, phones, mobile devices, and conference
room systems. Zoom helps enterprises create elevated experiences
with leading business app integrations and developer tools to
create customized workflows. Founded in 2011, Zoom is headquartered
in San Jose, California, with offices around the world. Visit
zoom.com and follow @zoom_us.
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