Tag: IESC
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Rebuilding Communities and Restoring Hope: Sparking Opportunities for Learning in Puerto Rico
Authored by Laurie Horenstein In late September 2017, Hurricane Maria made a direct hit on Puerto Rico, with winds of 155 miles per hour and as much as 30 inches of rain in a single day in some locations. Much of the island’s infrastructure was completely destroyed – including their electricity grid and their communications infrastructure. Three months later, five...
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Footprints and Hand Prints in Emerging Markets
What’s the difference between your company’s footprint and its hand print? I contemplated this deep thought (from Bo Miller at Dow Chemical) and many others today at the inspiring Catalyzing Growth in Emerging Markets event in Washington, DC produced by PYXERA Global. Like Dow, Intel has a long history of improving its operational performance, and continues to innovate in this...
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IESC Kenya: “Can You Teach Me?”
The Intel Education Service Corps (IESC) is a short-term service and career development opportunity for a select group of Intel employees to support the deployment of Intel Education Solutions in developing countries. In this blog, Courtney Harrison, a Field Sales Engineer at Intel, recaps her team’s work with World Vision in Matete, Kenya. “I want to learn. Can you teach me?” asks a young...
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IESC Swaziland: Celebrating Technology Access with a Thousand New Friends
The Intel Education Service Corps (IESC) is a short-term service and career development opportunity for a select group of Intel employees to support the deployment of Intel Education Solutions in developing countries. In this blog, Eric Rodriguez, a Mechanical Facilities Group Leader at Intel, recaps his team’s work with NCM Africa in the Kingdom of Swaziland. Early Monday morning on...
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IESC Namibia: Blueprints for ICT Success
The Intel Education Service Corps (IESC) is a short-term service and career development opportunity for a select group of Intel employees to support the deployment of Intel classmate PCs in developing countries. In this blog, Dianne Czarnecki, a Program Manager at Intel, recaps her team’s work with the Ministry of Education in the Republic of Namibia. Recently Namibia embarked on an...
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IESC Rwanda: New Skills in the Land of a Thousand Hills The Intel Education Service Corps (IESC) is a short-term service and career development opportunity for a select group of Intel employees to support the deployment of Intel classmate PCs in developing countries. In this blog, Russ Earl, a software engineer at Intel, recaps his team’s work with World Vision in Rwanda. The tea break would be shorter on this muggy...
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Celebrating Girls Education in Rwanda
The Intel Education Service Corps (IESC) is a short-term service and career development opportunity for a select group of Intel employees to support the deployment of Intel classmate PCs in developing countries. In this blog, Harini Peddi, a software application engineer at Intel, recaps her interactions with girls in Rwanda at a World Vision supported school in this blog celebrating the International...
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Vote for Intel and World Vision in “Best Partnership” Award!
Intel and World Vision have worked together since 2011 to deploy technology in African schools. This collaboration through the Intel Education Service Corps (IESC) has been nominated for “Best Partnership” at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center’s 2012 Citizens Awards. Between now and November 2nd you’ll be able to vote for your favorite initiative. Four teams of Intel...
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