Children outside their new school in Sesawng, a village in the remote mountains of Northeastern India. The project was funded in part by donations from members of data center group Infrastructure Masons. (Photo: Just Let Me Learn Foundation)
Today is #GivingTuesday, a global day of charitable giving. We thought it would be a good time to look at how one data center industry group is giving back, and how you can help build on that effort.
One of the founding principles of Infrastructure Masons is to give back to the global community. In its first meeting in May, the non-profit for data center thought leaders raised $50,000 to support the Just Let Me Learn Foundation in the construction of a new school in Sesawng, a village in the remote mountains of Northeastern India. The foundation was founded by Infrastructure Masons chairman Dean Nelson and his mother Sandy to provide education for impoverished children in India. The donation from the May event made Infrastructure Masons the largest single donor for this project.
For #GivingTuesday, the foundation released a video documenting the impact of the Infrastructure Masons’ generosity. “We wanted to show our members, supporters, sponsors and the world how this donation will change the lives of children today and for many years to come,” said Dean Nelson.
The effort grew out of a life-changing 2012 trip to India in which Nelson and his mother encountered children who had never experienced any organized education.
The two created the foundation to provide children in economically challenged areas of the world access to education “built on high academic standards and a world view based on human dignity and self-worth.” (See our 2014 article at Data Center Knowledge for more).
The Just Let Me Learn Foundation has started a new campaign to fill the schools with new custom desks and to build two computer labs. Please consider them for support on this #GivingTuesday.
– Data Center Frontier feature on Infrastructure Masons
– Infrastructure Masons web site
– About the Just Let me Learn Foundation
– About #GivingTuesday