Access to education
Giving everyone the keys to reveal their potential
The Orange Foundation actively encourages access to education for anyone who might be excluded, particularly vulnerable women, children who do not have a suitable environment for learning and young people. To inspire everyone to learn and find ways to express their talent, we support community projects that revolve around digital technology and promote confidence, creativity and sharing.
Our programs
Learning Differently
The Orange Foundation actively encourages access to education for anyone who might be excluded, particularly vulnerable women, children who do not have a suitable environment for learning and young people. To inspire everyone to learn and find ways to express their talent, we support community projects that revolve around digital technology and promote confidence, creativity and sharing.
Education +
The Orange Foundation supports projects that improve young people’s education by developing innovative learning solutions in disadvantaged areas in Africa and the Middle East. In particular, we rely on the network of 1,400 Digital Schools deployed between 2014 and 2024 in 17 countries in Africa.
News
# Call for projects Learning Differently !
Applications for the 2024 call for projects were studied by members of the expert committee. 221 projects were submitted, 99 were shortlisted for examination. 71 projects were selected (63 in France and 8 overseas)!
# Africa WikiChallenge
This contest organized in partnership with Wiki In Africa for schools in Africa invites students to write articles on Vikidia, the online encyclopedia for children aged 8-13, to help preserve the world’s intellectual and cultural heritage. Discover the 2024 winners!
# Supported project Tortoise Village
Let’s meet the students of Ndiakhirate Ndiobène school in Rufisque, Senegal, winners of the 2024 Wikichallenge International Grand Prize! They present their article Tortoise Village, published on Vikidia.
A review of the Orange's Foundation's commitment
The Orange Foundation has been committed to education for many years, in France and elsewhere. Kitting out schools in Africa, digital training workshops for isolated women and young school drop-outs, online training... Lots of actions focused on education and inclusion through digital technology, which have gradually been organized around three flagship programs deployed between 2014 and 2024.
10 years of actions in figures
500,000 students have accessed
1,400 Digital Schools in
16 countries in Africa.
449 Women’s Digital Centers have allowed
60,000 women to receive training in
24 countries in Africa, the Middle East and France.
300 Solidarity FabLabs in
24 countries for young people entering the workforce.
Digital Schools: supporting education for the most disadvantaged
From 2014 to 2024, the Orange Foundation committed to improving teaching and learning conditions by providing 1,700 equipment kits and digital educational content to public primary schools and training teachers in 17 countries in Africa.
Women’s Digital Centers: empowering women
Between 2015 and 2024, the Orange Foundation has developed a special program to help women, who are more often forced to drop out of school prematurely, and are deprived of access to digital knowledge, to learn essential digital skills.
Solidarity FabLabs: taking action for the future of young people
Between 2014 and 2024, the Orange Foundation created a network of 300 Solidarity FabLabs and Third-Places, in France and in 24 other countries, to offer many young people in need free and innovative training allowing them to gain confidence and integrate more easily into society.