Why we can’t meet the SDGs without ending the digital divide

Mar 22, 2023

The digital divide means millions of people live without internet access, limiting their opportunities. Image: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

Christopher Worman

Co-Founder, Chief Partnership and Strategy Officer, Connect Humanity

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Though the pandemic has shed light on the digital divide, progress to address it remains far too slow. Image: Connect Humanity

Our analysis of giving to digital equity causes found just 0.05% of funds from large US foundations between 2010-2019 went to efforts to close the digital divide. Image: Gallup/Statista

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