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Epic Games managed to raise $144 million for Ukraine between March 21 and April 3. The money will be donated to a range of charities including UNICEF, UNHCR, Direct Relief and World Central Kitchen.

Nokia has been working with partners in Kenya to bring internet connectivity to rural and underserved communities in the African country. The government wants all schools online by 2030.

Google.org has donated $2.5 million through UNICEF and IFRC to help Southeast Asian nations cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. It also said recipient countries would get more ad grants.

Ericsson has sponsored a new report which has found that connecting more schools to the internet in poor countries, would help to raise the GDP per capita of those countries by as much as 20%.

Google has announced several financial initiatives that will assist India as it struggles with daily record numbers of new COVID-19 patients. The funding could help India obtain more oxygen cylinders.

Microsoft and UNICEF have announced a new version of Primero called Primero X. It will help social service workers around the world deliver better quality care to children and women.

Last year, the Learning Passport initiative started out to help refugee students with educational opportunities. Now, it has been expanded to help students continue learning despite school closures.

UNICEF has announced that it will now be accepting donations in the form of bitcoin and ether. This will be made possible through the organization's newly established Cryptocurrency Fund.

Microsoft has highlighted some of its programs that have been deployed to support and empower refugees. The company has also announce a couple of new initiatives for the same purpose.