Our partnership with Mercy Corps is helping displaced people like Sulaf, from Syria, to recover and rebuild their lives. Photo by Sara Hylton for Mercy Corps.
Technology is a powerful force for improving people's lives. But right now, half the world does not have access to the benefits and opportunities that technology offers. That’s why we're committed to doing more globally to bring the benefits of technology to the people and organizations who need them most. Together with our grantees, partners and employees around the world, we’re working to fulfill Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
Every day we donate nearly $2 million in products and services to nonprofits
Through Microsoft YouthSpark, we’re working with nonprofits in 58 countries to increase access to computer science education
Fueling employees' passion for addressing issues facing our communities and world
Through our Employee Giving program, Microsoft employees raised over $142 million in 2016.
In our 2016 Hour of Code campaign with Code.org, 15 million students were introduced to coding through the Minecraft tutorial