OrphanIT - Creating opportunities for youth entrepreneurs
OrphanIT has been working in the youth employment and telecentre field for 7 years since the launch of our first computer school in Ermita, Manila, Philippines in 2001. This telecentre was the first in the Philippines and was successfully integrated into local micro finance organization, CCT, creating jobs and scholarships for local youth.
From our first GLOW Telecentre we began taking on small web jobs which very quickly became larger and more complex. We soon had outsource work coming from small to very large clients in Australia, the USA, the UK and Europe and hence OrphanIT was created! This work is ongoing and growing every month.
Since then we have gone on to work with a number of other telecentres around the world assisting with web development training, fundraising, project management, outsourcing systems, job creation and other ways they can become more sustainable.
New commercial outsourcing company - OutsourcingTo.uS.
This year (2007) has seen the launch of our commercial outsourcing company - OutsourcingTo.uS. We have offices in Australia and The Philippines and over 150 staff at present. We provide a complete range of services including permanent web staff, web design and construction, search engine optimization, ongoing site management and pay per click marketing programs.
OutsourcingTo.uS brings together the talents of some of Australia and Asia's best web designers, programmers and project managers to provide a complete web staffing solution. We are developing a skills program whereby students of telecenters will have the opportunity to intern with our our commercial workforce where they will work alongside experienced and highly skilled web developers. This is due for launch in 2008..
Cause related web development and outsourcing
In a nutshell we work with telecentres and other entrepreneurial, social business ventures in developing communities. We focus on improving their systems, marketing, training, use of ICT's and the internet to assist them increase their earned revenues.
More sustainability means greater social impact each project can create in their local communities
OrphanIT helps train and mentor entrepreneurial, usually youth led social businesses in nations like India, the Philippines, Cambodia, Timor and Africa to help them achieve their missions faster.
How It Works
OrphanIT is always seeking new projects that fit into the model we have worked with i.e.telecentres and other projects using ICT's (Information Communication Technologies)
If we find a good mix we contact that program and see if there is a synergy and take it further from there.
Every week we are contacted by social ventures and telecentres around the world with different, innovative approaches however we are only able to deal with a few such projects at any one time.
Ones that are able to make the best use of our expertise like XayanIT.com - one of this year's YSEI fellow winners.
OrphanIT is part of the new Youth Social Entrepreneurship Initiative (YSEI) and we are undertaking the mentorship management role for the 8 award winning youth ventures over the course of 2007.
Our professional web services firm OutsourcingTo.uS works with NGO's, pro web teams, SEO companies and other IT clients who want to outsource their web development jobs
With our client's express permission we then manage a number of these jobs where possible employing some of the brightest graduates from universities, colleges and telecentres mainly in South East Asia. We manage the whole process so the client gets excellent service and additionally helps create a job that pays well above local rates in a developing community.
Web 2.0?
Need some web 2.0, beautiful, code compliant, fully optimized, web development work done? Just complete our simple quote form here
When you buy our Professional Services you will be giving something back as we pledge 1/3 of all net proceeds to the youth employment projects we work on.
If you are a teacher, mentor or student participating in a telecentre (computer centre) program in a developing country or community and are seeking information & resources about youth employment opportunities, please click the links on the right hand side to find out more about making your telecentre sustainable.
Youth Social Entrepreneurship Program Launched
2007 - Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) Executive Committee Chairman Walter Fust officially launched a new youth programme designed to encourage young leaders to be a catalyst for positive change and to serve as role models in their societies.
The Youth Social Enterprise Initiative (YSEI) is a unique programme designed to support projects by young people who use innovative solutions to address social problems like Idea!s is doing in the Philippines. Phase 1 is now underway and the fellows have received their first grants. Their Mentoring is also underway.
The programme's mission is to empower passionate 17 to 30-year-olds with the means to bring about systemic social change. Particularly in the areas of poverty reduction, environmental protection, gender equality and human rights.
The Youth Social Enterprise Initiative (YSEI) is a project of the Global Knowledge Partnership, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). It was developed by GKP members MITRA, Orphan IT, TakingITglobal and Thai Ruralnet with the facilitation and oversight of the Global Knowledge Partnership Secretariat.
Help coach one of the 8 YSEI fellows in South East Asia. You can make a big difference with your knowledge! Become a volunteer mentor by applying below....
If you are an entrepreneur, business person, retired, still working or just someone who believes they have knowledge and business skills that would be useful to youth led, social business ventures in developing nations then consider becoming a part time YSEI Mentor.
Please complete the mentor application form here so we can match you up with one of the fellows. We have projects underway in India (3), Bangladesh (2), Philippines (2) and Timor Leste (1). You can view the 8 YSEI fellows projects here
OrphanIT is a multi award winning, cause related, non profit, social business you can trust. Using our web development services helps SolvePoverty.com
New site by our Bangladesh team - QuitSmokingWith.Us
