Often, those most vulnerable in our communities face digital exclusion and risk getting left behind. As part of our social purpose to address this, Micro Focus India is a partner of the Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled, one of the biggest non-government organisations (NGO) in India. The Trust’s vision is to enable people in disability and distress to lead a dignified life and achieve this through empowering them socio-economically and technologically.

The Trust is focused on promoting education, including special education and employment-enhancing vocation skills especially among children, women, elderly and the differently abled, and livelihood enhancement projects.

This year, Micro Focus will sponsor 300 students to acquire skills-based training through a three-month based residential course at a Livelihood Resource Centre (LRC) and then help them find meaningful employment. The program aims to bridge the gap between employers seeking skilled workers and skilled workers seeking employment.

The NASSCOM Foundation leverages its position as the social arm of the industry body NASSCOM, to empower lives through technology and work towards creating a truly inclusive India. The Foundation works with IT-BPM member companies of NASSCOM, along with emerging social enterprises to achieve its goals of social transformation and impact through technology for underserved communities across India, with continuous support from the Government.

This year, Micro Focus is sponsoring the NASSCOM Foundation’s ‘Resurgent Communities program’ which is the non-profit’s Digital Literacy and Livelihood Programme for the second year to equip 1,000 youth with basic employability and financial literacy skills.

The Nisvartha Foundation aims to promote college education to poor, rural based students, and provide educational opportunity to those who complete Government schooling having achieved excellent academic performance. It focuses on supporting, mentoring and ensuring completion of higher education as well as covering financial expenses incurred toward tuition fees, conveyance, uniforms, stationery and textbooks. Mentors help the student to overcome all non-financial challenges such as moving away from their community and into a hostel to take up their studies, and ensures they complete their education.

Through our support, Micro Focus will fund 60+ students’ academic fees for the year. In addition to funding their higher education, Micro Focus India employees will also volunteer as mentors to guide the students during their studying, helping them stay engaged and focused so they can achieve top results. Through our sponsorship, the students can complete their studies in their chosen fields, which include computer science and technology engineering.

Mantra Social Services is a Bangalore based non-profit that works in the field of school improvement and education leadership development, the key component being quality and equity in education. MANTRA is an acronym that stands for Maverick Association for Novelty, Transformation, and Radical Augmentation. The non-profit organisation’s mission is to help transform India's public education system by creating a movement of leaders to build sustainable, holistic and enriching learning experiences for millions of children.

Anudip transforms lives by creating aspirational livelihoods through digital inclusion in emerging economies. Through its skill development training centres across India, Anudip Foundation for Social Welfare helps people from low socioeconomic communities find employment and transform their lives. Micro Focus is supporting Anudip’s DIYA (Digital Inclusion of Young Aspirants) program model will focus on providing high-end, in-demand domain-specific’ courses to youth and fill the demand-supply skill gap through its cadre of job-ready candidates and at the same time enable educated unemployed youth from the marginalised communities to secure an income.

WWF India is a science-based organization which addresses issues such as the conservation of species and its habitats, climate change, water and environmental education, among many others. Micro Focus is supporting the WWF's Climate Resilient Cities Programme, designed to build climate resilience in cities across the country. The programme educates communities and city stakeholders, including local government and businesses, on how to anticipate and respond to potential risks resulting from climate change.

Agastya International Foundation is a charitable education trust that runs one of the world's largest mobile hands-on science education programs for economically disadvantaged children and teachers making practical, hands-on science education accessible to rural government schools. Through its digital programme, the Agastya International Foundation enables children in areas with limited internet access to thrive in today’s technology-driven world. Micro Focus is sponsoring 2 iMobile Labs in Bangalore Karnataka. iMobile Lab is a powerful and innovative instrument that acts as a catalytic channel aimed to raise awareness among disadvantaged children and teachers of the value of learning - with a focus on science.

Centre for Catalyzing Change (C3) is a registered non-profit Indian organization with the mission to empower women in all sectors of development. C3 has been working for over three decades on addressing challenges that girls and women face in our country at different stages of their life cycle. C3 vision is a future in India where women and girls are fully empowered and equipped to realize their rights, access opportunities and achieve gender equality. To harness equality and inclusion, Micro Focus is sponsoring a comprehensive programme to help empower teenage girls as they prepare for the future of work. The programme will equip the girls with basic employability skills across digital and financial awareness, alongside topics relating to emotional and mental wellbeing.