Bradesco Foundation Partners with eLearning for Kids
Ardmore, PA (USA)/São Paulo (BR), September 2009 - eLearning for Kids (EFK), a global non-profit foundation dedicated to providing free learning on the Internet (or via CD ROM) for children 5-12, has announced its partnership with the Bradesco Foundation. The partnership will further make EFK courseware available through the Bradesco Foundation "Virtual School", which serves 150,000 students. The Bradesco Foundation is one of the largest foundations in Brazil with a focus on education for children in need.
Ardmore, PA (USA)/São Paulo (BR), September 2009 - eLearning for Kids (EFK), a global non-profit foundation dedicated to providing free learning on the Internet (or via CD ROM) for children 5-12, has announced its partnership with the Bradesco Foundation. The Bradesco Foundation is one of the largest foundations in Brazil with a focus on education for children in need.
The partnership between the Bradesco Foundation and eLearning for Kids will provide all forty Foundation Bradesco K12 schools and 110,000 students with access to EFK courseware. The partnership will further make EFK courseware available through the Bradesco Foundation "Virtual School", which serves 150,000 students.
It will also introduce EFK courseware to teachers and children at the Bradesco Foundation School in Campinas. The courseware will be used on 600 Intel Classmate PCs that have been provided to the students.
The EFK courseware will be made available through "Digital Inclusion Centers" throughout the country; 120 centers are to be open by 2010. Teachers will receive training on the courseware and be asked to provide feedback. New courses will be translated into Portuguese. Moreover, EFK will be included in communication with the federal government.
According to Nivaldo T. Marcusso, CIO from the Bradesco Foundation, "A partnership with eLearning for Kids supports the mission of the Bradesco Foundation to enhance the quality of education of children in Brazil by providing scalable, top-quality learning programs and educational technology for underprivileged children and enhancing the learning experience in schools."
Nick van Dam Ph.D., founder and chairman of eLearning for Kids and Global Director Learning, eLearning Solutions, and Technologies for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, is very pleased about the partnership with the Bradesco Foundation. "This is an invaluable opportunity to make our 200+ courses available to a potential of 300,000 children in Brazil."
eLearning for Kids is also strongly supported by Deloitte Brazil, which has made education and skill development a top priority of its Corporate Social Responsibility program. Deloitte supports EFK by translating courseware, distributing CD-ROMS, and promoting eLearning for Kids among schools, orphanages, and NGOs in Brazil.
