Stepping in together to help the children of Lebanon

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Cisco engineer, Maha Akkari, shares her story of a 1,000-pair shoe donation that evolved into a nationwide 52,000-pair shoe distribution – in only a year!

Business and Human Rights at Cisco

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Cisco recognizes we have a responsibility to respect human rights and we meet this responsibility in a way that reflects the global nature of our business.

One entrepreneur’s search for a BrightSign leads to a life-changing invention

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This blog post comes from Hadeel Ayoub, the Founder and CEO of BrightSign and the inventor of a smart glove that assists people with hearing impairments.

Astia is transforming the way we fund businesses

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Cisco has invested in early-phase funding to help Astia develop a tech-enabled platform to source and screen companies applying to Astia for investment, and work to remove bias from the investment process.

Choose to challenge: How investing in women strengthens families and communities

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This year's theme for International Women's Day is "choose to challenge," which encourages every one of us to call out gender bias and inequality.

Code.org: Driving a global digital literacy movement in K-12 education

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There are over 2 billion computers and more than 2.5 million apps in the world today, integrated into nearly every aspect of our lives. They influence how we work, drive, access healthcare, vote and more – and their uses are only growing. But how much do we really know about them? The answer for many of us is very little. The nonprofit Code.org is on a mission to change that.

People Behind CSR at Cisco: Why we take ethics and integrity seriously

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We recently sat down with Laura Ellis, Global Ethics and Compliance Manager at Cisco, to learn more about why we take ethics and integrity seriously.

How Cisco addresses critical human needs and crisis response

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An inclusive future for all cannot be realized until people’s basic needs are met. Learn more about Cisco's critical human needs and crisis response.

Opening a window of opportunity to bring more women into the tech workforce

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The pandemic has shown that it can deepen inequities — and create opportunities. Women are disproportionately affected by many of the cultural, economic, and technological shifts that the pandemic is accelerating. But even as many women navigate their new roles as full-time caregivers, ad hoc teachers, and bread winners, digitization is providing a unique opportunity for women to rise.

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