Education, digital skills, health access and community support, backed by technology that reaches people.
Experience you can lean on
Immersed in technology and across many different verticals, so the people on your project have done this before.
The Boltcliq Foundation is the social impact arm of the company. It supports education, digital literacy, healthcare access, sustainability and community empowerment, using technology to reach people who are often left out.
It exists because the work of building AI for Africa has a duty beside it. Technology companies benefit when more people can learn, build and earn in the digital economy. They should help create that outcome.
The Foundation is at an early stage. We describe what it aims to do and how it will work, and we will report on programmes as they run.
Programs that give people access to technology and the skills to use it. That can mean basic computer use for young learners, structured courses for students, and practical training for early-career engineers. We aim to link learning to real work.
Digital health education and access for communities that need better care. We want to help health workers use digital tools safely and to support projects that improve the flow of information between communities and facilities.
Mentorship and resources for local founders and innovators. Many strong ideas need a first engineering hand, a sounding board or a workspace. The Foundation aims to connect builders with Boltcliq engineers and with each other.
We talk with a school, clinic, university or community group about what they need. We do not arrive with a fixed plan.
We shape a small program with local partners, and we agree what success looks like and how we will check it.
Boltcliq engineers and volunteers teach and support alongside local leaders. We keep the program small enough to do well.
We share what worked and what did not. We stop programs that are not helping and build on those that are.
Free 30 minutes with an engineer.
| What it is not | What it is |
|---|---|
| A marketing exercise. | A long-term commitment to access and skills. |
| A place for inflated impact numbers. | A place for plain reporting on what happened. |
| Charity delivered from a distance. | Work done with local partners and leaders. |
| Separate from what we do commercially. | Connected to our engineering, so skills transfer. |
We will work with local partners and leaders, not around them. We will respect the privacy and dignity of the people we serve, especially children and patients. We will be honest about what we have done and about what we have not.
We will choose a small number of programs and do them well rather than announce many and deliver few. And we will connect the Foundation to our engineering work so that skills, tools and mentors flow across.
If you want to fund a program, tell us what matters to you. We will share how a program would work, how it will be reported and what we need from partners.
Engineers, designers, health workers and business people can give time. A few hours of mentorship can change how a young builder sees a career.
Schools, universities, clinics and community groups can partner with us. We want to learn what you need and to build the first program with you.
Our team of consultants and experts brings a combined 35 years of industry experience.
Immersed in technology and across many different verticals, so the people on your project have done this before.
Tell us the problem. An engineer, not a salesperson, answers.
Education, digital skills, health access and community support, backed by technology that reaches people.
