REDMOND, Wash. -- July 12, 2004 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is one of 104 nonprofit organizations to receive support as part of the company’s third round of Unlimited Potential (UP) grants. UNHCR intends to establish three community technology learning centers (CTLCs) in its Dadaab Camp in Kenya, where more than 130,000 refugees have been living for more than 12 years. These centers will provide basic computing courses that can help camp residents pursue continuing education and contribute more fully to their communities and home countries.

Earlier this year, Microsoft, UNHCR and the Red Cross collaborated to open the first CTLC for refugees in St. Petersburg, Russia. The CTLC serves the needs of displaced individuals from Afghanistan and Africa, as well as of local people with disabilities.

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