What GiveInternet.org does

GiveInternet.org is a Fort Lee, New Jersey-based nonprofit founded in 2020 that provides free home internet access, laptops, and professional training to underserved students living in refugee camps, conflict zones, and low-income communities. Its stated addressable population is the 1.1 billion students globally who cannot afford internet access, of whom 52% are girls. Programs operate in Kenya (Kakuma Refugee Camp), Uganda, and Palestine (Gaza), with a claimed worldwide operating footprint. The organization does not develop proprietary technology; its core offering is the procurement and subsidized distribution of connectivity and devices, paired with educational content delivered by institutional partners.

The organization's product portfolio consists of three core lines — home internet access, laptop sponsorship, and professional training — plus four partner-delivered sub-products: Network Operations and Computer Network Design training (with Internet Society), Community Health Worker training in Kakuma (with University of Geneva's InZone), technology skills and digital media training in Uganda (with Era92 Elevate), and remote emergency medicine teaching in Gaza (with Harvard Humanitarian Initiative). The organization publishes a Transparency section and an Impact Report 2025 as accountability mechanisms for donors.

GiveInternet.org is funded entirely by charitable donations acquired through its website, monthly donor updates, social media (Mastodon), and a Volunteer Ambassadors program. It does not charge beneficiaries for services and has no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, no parent company, and no publicly listed financials. Headcount is reported at 1–10 employees. The GTM motion is direct-to-consumer for donations and partnership-driven for program delivery, with international partner organizations acting as the operational arm for in-country training.

Name

GiveInternet.org

Legal name

GiveInternet.org

Website

https://giveinternet.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GiveInternet.org is a US-based nonprofit that provides free home internet, laptops, and professional training to underserved students in refugee camps, conflict zones, and low-income communities across Kenya, Uganda, Palestine, and beyond, funded through donations and delivered via institutional educational partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Digital Inclusion and Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI)

Keywords

• Digital inclusion
• Internet access programs
• Refugee education
• Laptop sponsorship
• Nonprofit education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: GiveInternet.org operates as a nonprofit organization that accepts charitable donations to fund its programs of providing free home internet, laptops, and professional training to underserved students in refugee camps, conflict zones, and low-income communities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GiveInternet.org is a nonprofit that provides free home internet access, laptops, and professional training programs to underserved students in refugee camps, conflict zones, and low-income communities. Programs are delivered through educational partners and cover fields such as network operations, community health, web development, design, and emergency medicine, serving students in Kenya, Uganda, Gaza, and other program countries.

Product overview

GiveInternet.org is a nonprofit organization offering a unified service that provides free home internet, laptops, and professional training programs to underserved students in refugee camps, conflict zones, and low-income communities. The core offerings consist of internet access sponsorship and laptop provisioning, supplemented by partnerships with educational institutions that deliver training programs in fields including data science, software engineering, healthcare, and network operations. Programs are delivered through international educational partners including the Internet Society, University of Geneva (InZone), Era92 Elevate, and Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, with operations spanning Kenya, Uganda, Palestine, and worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Home Internet Access Program
• Laptop Sponsorship Program Provides laptops to underserved students training to become programmers, healthcare workers, and other professionals.
• Professional Training Programs Educational partner programs training underserved students to become data scientists, software engineers, designers, healthcare workers, teachers, and entrepreneurs.
• Network Operations and Computer Network Design Training Specialized courses in partnership with Internet Society that equip students with skills to build and manage digital infrastructure, expanding access to education and economic opportunity.
• Community Health Worker Training (Kakuma Refugee Camp) Nine-month certified Community Health courses delivered by the University of Geneva's InZone initiative, equipping students in Kakuma, Kenya to support local health systems and improve community health.
• Technology Skills and Jobs Program (Uganda) Era92 Elevate program building container classrooms in underserved communities in Uganda where students learn web development, design, and digital media, with connections to internships and careers.
• Remote Emergency Medicine Training (Gaza) U.S. professors teaching emergency medicine remotely in Gaza through the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, providing medical education to students in conflict zones.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.1 billion students globally cannot afford internet access, with 52% being girls - representing a massive underserved market for educational connectivity.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Internet SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to offer specialized courses in Network Operations & Computer Network Design to GiveInternet.org students. The program equips students with skills to build & manage digital infrastructure, expanding access to education & economic opportunity.
• University of Geneva (InZone initiative)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough its InZone initiative, the University of Geneva brings certified Community Health courses to Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. The nine-month learning program equips students with skills to support the local health system and improve community health.
• Era92 ElevatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEra92 Elevate builds container classrooms in underserved communities in Uganda where students learn technology skills such as web development, design, and digital media. The program also connects graduates to internships, freelance work, and careers in the digital economy.
• Harvard Humanitarian InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerU.S. professors teach emergency medicine remotely in Gaza through the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, providing medical education to students in conflict zones.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Room to Read: International nonprofit addressing literacy and gender equality in education across low-income communities. Comparable donation-funded model delivering educational outcomes in developing-country contexts.
• War Child Alliance: International nonprofit providing education and protection programs for children affected by war and conflict. Operates in similar refugee/conflict contexts with comparable education-focused intervention model.
• NetHope: A nonprofit consortium that delivers technology solutions and connectivity programs to humanitarian organizations serving displaced and underserved populations. Highly comparable to GiveInternet.org in combining digital inclusion with humanitarian mission.
• Malala Fund: Global nonprofit championing girls' education in underserved regions, including refugee contexts. Comparable donor-supported education access model and overlapping beneficiary profile (52% of GiveInternet.org's target population is girls).
• Library For All: Nonprofit building digital libraries and providing educational technology access in underserved communities globally. Comparable model of combining device/digital infrastructure with educational content delivery.
• Education Cannot Wait: UN-hosted global fund dedicated to education in emergencies and protracted crises, supporting refugee and conflict-affected children. Directly comparable to GiveInternet.org's humanitarian education partnership model, although at much larger scale.

Others

• Internet Society: Global nonprofit promoting open internet development, connectivity, and digital inclusion — and an active core partner of GiveInternet.org delivering network operations training. Adjacent enabling organization in the same ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF Education: UN children's fund with major education in emergencies programming including digital learning initiatives for crisis-affected children. A broad incumbent operating at global scale in the same beneficiary population.
• UNHCR Education: The UN Refugee Agency operates extensive education programs for refugees globally, including connectivity initiatives. A large incumbent in the refugee education space that establishes sector benchmarks and standards.

Emerging players

• RefuSHE: Nonprofit providing refugee women and girls with education, training, and economic empowerment — particularly in East African refugee contexts (Kenya), overlapping directly with GiveInternet.org's Kakuma operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/giveinternet

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

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Investors

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