Driven by the belief that amazing things happen when people are provided with the resources they need, Microsoft has been using technology to ignite the potential of individuals and communities around the world since 1983.
We are committed to providing resources, innovative technology, and creative ideas to help our non-profit partners realize the hidden potential in everyone, as well as finding sustainable technological solutions that make a real and lasting difference in people's lives.
| Unlimited Potential Program |
 | Community gets empowered with free IT learning
Staying competitive in today's knowledge-based economy has just become easier for young people with the opening of a Community Technology and Learning Center (CTLC) as part of a joint program between the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups and Microsoft Hong Kong Limited. There are already 18 CTLC in Hong Kong, charged with the mission to create remarkable economic and social opportunities for people in the local community through a wide variety of technology training.
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 | Shatin gets new Community Technology and Learning Center
Young people in Jat Min Chuen, Shatin will benefit from the latest opening of a Community Technology and Learning Center (CTLC) as part of a joint program by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups and Microsoft Hong Kong Limited. This 7th CTLC will create remarkable economic and social opportunities through technology training, which will enable young people to be equipped with the skills needed in today's knowledge-based economy.
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 | Two new CTLCs Open Doors to Underprivileged of Hong Kong
Microsoft's Unlimited Potential initiative continues its momentum in Hong Kong with the launch of two new Community Technology and Learning Center (CTLC) through a partnership between Microsoft Hong Kong and Caritas Hong Kong. The new CTLCs provide free IT training and education to the underprivileged, including children from single-parent families, people with mental illness, recent immigrants from mainland China, and ethnic minorities in Hong Kong.
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| Microsoft Employees in the Community |
 | Microsoft Employees in the Community
We first launched our Employee Giving program in line with our corporate philanthropic activities, first introduced in the early 90s. Employee volunteerism opens a window for Microsoft staff to contribute to underprivileged groups in the society. By donating generously their time and resources, our employees share their unique knowledge and skills through personal involvement with local youths and leaders of non-profit organizations, charities and community groups.
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| Past Microsoft Community Affairs Programs |
 | Cyber Action 1999 Campaign
Cyber Action was firstly launched in the summer of 1999 in conjunction with The Salvation Army, The HK Society for Rehabilitation and Hope Worldwide and Toppan Forms Computer Systems. The campaign recruited 100 volunteers and trained them to use basic office applications and Internet skills. The qualified volunteers then offered training to hundreds of local disadvantaged and handicapped youths, giving them a head start on IT usage.
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 | Cyber Action 2000 Campaign
With the success of the previous year's campaign, Cyber Action was extended to 2000 with the full support of The Salvation Army and Radio Television HK to inspire the potential of disadvantaged through the use of technology. The candidates in the 2000 campaign were taught basic computer skills such as word processing, spreadsheet and email use; the concept of intellectual property rights; Internet knowledge including web page creation, management; and multimedia content creation from more than 200 "train-the-trainer" volunteers.
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 | Cyber Action 2001 Campaign
Over 80 young volunteers were recruited in Cyber Action 2001 and were trained with different useful computer software applications. During their visits to the juvenile delinquency centers and youth disabled centers, about 1,200 young children were able to learn the necessary computer software applications so that they can achieve a better life and help raise their self-esteem.
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 | e-Seniors Program
In February 2001, Microsoft offered many local seniors their first contact with IT through the e-Seniors Program. With the theme of "Refreshing Seniors with IT", we provided Hong Kong IT Seniors Advocates, a local non-profit making organization pursuing IT proficiency amongst the local elderly population, with the latest technologies to revitalize their computer training programs.
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 | Enlightening Hong Kong with I.T. - The SARS Effect
In May 2003, Microsoft Hong Kong joined hand with over 30 organizations to form the DO IT! Coalition, in a bid to use information technology as a force to create opportunities and strengthen Hong Kong's fighting spirit against the devastating effects of the SARS crisis.
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 | Enrichment through Technology
It has been our privilege to help local charities expand their community support through technology, and making it a positive force in employment, education and recreation for the disabled. That philosophy led us to launch the "Enrichment through Technology" sponsorship program in August 2001, calling for creative and innovative ideas from local non-profit organizations and educational institutions to deliver this vision.
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 | Go Tech Project
Established in 2001, the Go Tech Project aims to provide eight local charities with Microsoft's IT resources to improve the lives of their disabled members. By learning computer skills that help them communicate and play, the disabled can unlock their hidden potential and be an integrated part of the community. These charities include Direction Association for the Handicapped, Fu Hong Society, Heep Hong Society, Hong Kong Federation of Handicapped Youth, The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation, The Spastics Association of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Blind Union and Po Leung Kuk.
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 | Hospital visit 2000
We launched a series of seasonal "Train-the-Trainer" program in 2000 by visiting young patients in local hospitals for some IT fun. The summer visit organized in August brought to the young patients many innovative edutainment software titles and digital devices to reinvigorate their fight against their illnesses. A second visit was held over Christmas of the same year to bring holiday cheer.
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 | IT Orienteering program
The Scout Association of Hong Kong, with support from Microsoft Hong Kong, successfully concluded the "IT Orienteering Program" on August 25 2002. This one-day innovative outdoor group activity was the first time that the latest advances in mobile information technology had been integrated with traditional outdoor orienteering in Hong Kong.
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 | ITeen Dreams Program
In December 2002, to bridge the digital divide and ease Hong Kong's heavy unemployment burden, Microsoft Hong Kong together with five major charitable groups, jointly announced the ITeen Dreams Program - a program that aims at providing 1,000 underprivileged school leavers with free IT training, certification and employment opportunities.
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 | Microsoft Awarded "Caring Company" 2002/03
The Hong Kong Council of Social Service has named Microsoft one of Hong Kong's "Caring Companies.". Organized by the Council, the "Caring Company Award" is a local community program to raise the awareness of Hong Kong businesses on the issue of corporate citizenship, as well as encourage cooperation between the business community and society to provide social services for the needy.
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 | Microsoft Charity Open Licensing Program
The Microsoft Charity Open licensing program aims to provide charitable organizations with a simple and cost effective way to access Microsoft genuine software, so as to allow their beneficiaries to encounter the latest technologies and gain up-to-date IT skills.
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 | New Life Campaign
Microsoft has been active in the New Life Organ Donation Campaign since 1998. By harnessing advances in technology, Microsoft aims at raising the awareness of the need for organ donation in Hong Kong and helps to offer disadvantaged groups access to the world's knowledge so as to enrich their lives.
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 | Project CompuAid
We actively involved in Project CompuAid, a local computer donation campaign in since 1998 with Commercial Radio and Ming Pao Daily to show our support to the government policy of IT education in Hong Kong.
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 | Young Minds in Motion
Microsoft supports the fertile minds of children by offering technology as a powerful tool that gives every child equal access to the world's knowledge. Our aim is to provide all children with the opportunity to put their minds in motion - to explore, to learn, and walk a path in life filled with optimism.
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