Giving Back
Ensoft is very successful, and we feel it's only right to share that success - not only with our employees, but also more widely. The company gives around £50,000 a year to charitable causes, on top of the activities of employees themselves.
Some of the charities the company supports are ones with a particular connection to an employee (recent examples include KEEN and the Mara Foundation). The bulk of the budget, though, is dedicated to furthering the goals behind "Software that connects the world" in places where there may not even be electricity. Computer Aid International has recently started its Zubabox initiative: "solar-powered Internet cafés in a shipping container". This allows a community without any infrastructure whatsoever to get Internet access (even at night, thanks to the solar-charged batteries) via satellite if necessary. Trials suggest the results can be transformative - doctors can get specialist advice and order medicine in moments rather than weeks, farmers can use best practice and know where their crops are in demand, teachers gain access to e-learning etc.
Ensoft is delighted to be the first Zubabox corporate sponsor. The image on the right is a mockup, but three Zubaboxes are being constructed right now that we will be sending to three different countries in Africa. We intend to send another two per year after that.
Zubabox
