Dell launches global charitable initiative

Dell made a move to expand its charitable giving overseas on Tuesday, launching its YouthConnect Initiative.

Dell YouthConnect plans to focus on education and digital inclusion in emerging technology countries such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China.

In addition, the computer maker plans to increase its overall charitable donations to 1 percent of its pre-tax profits by the beginning of February 2010. The contributions will come in the form of corporate cash, in-kind giving, and employee directed giving.

[Vegaman_Dan]

Brazil, Russia, India, and China... all four of which are the source of much of our spam, malware, phishing, and counterfeiting operations. Basically if it involved illegal activity online, one of these countries is likely to be involved.

Will the charities work in training these children not to be criminals?

[Magallanes]

The same countries where Dell is offshoring their work.