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President’s Club Volunteering 2024
Our winners of President’s Club 2024 attended the Seeds of Change campus in Phuket, Thailand, undertaking various improvements and repairs to the school. Employees participated in painting buildings and perimeter walls, fitting windows, building a bamboo fence, creating and planting a garden to grow fruits and vegetables for on-site meals, and general jobs and repairs. After spending the day working hard, the immediate difference in the state of the campus was a sight to behold. Not only did the team put in every effort, but they also had a great time doing it!
Beyond our legacy project, we donated several laptops to Seeds of Change to assist students and volunteers alike in furthering support and education. In addition, two Swomies from our Thailand office hosted four sessions for the Seeds of Change students, focusing on computer and cybersecurity basics.
SoftwareOne Digital Communities
In partnership with AWS and the Boys & Girls Club of America, SoftwareOne North America hosted SoftwareOne Recess in July 2024, where we introduced young learners to concepts such as machine learning through the AWS DeepRacer programme. This hands-on initiative helps participants develop critical thinking and collaboration skills while having fun with autonomous racing cars. Programmes like these equip the next generation with essential skills for the future.
“The AWS DeepRacer programme was an absolute hit with our members! While they had a blast racing cars, they were also gearing up for the future by learning to think critically, creatively, and work collaboratively. We’re incredibly grateful for this partnership and the lasting impact it’s having on our young innovators.” Mark Knapp, Senior Director of Corporate Giving for Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee.
Exploring GenAI as a way to improve reader engagement
Worldreader, a global nonprofit with under 100 staff, seeks efficiency gains to focus on its mission: helping children worldwide read 25 books a year with understanding. With AWS grant funding, it partnered with AWS Premier Partner SoftwareOne to develop a machine learning and GenAI-powered solution.
SoftwareOne’s system uses Amazon S3, AWS Lambda, Amazon Bedrock, and Claude 3 Opus LLM to generate interactive reading activities from Worldreader’s digital books. The solution personalises exercises based on socioeconomic factors and supports multiple languages, including Swahili. It also accelerates language translation from days to under a minute, enhancing accessibility and engagement for diverse readers.
