Google announces $1mn grant for Indian NGO to help low-income communities to learn & use AI
FirstpostThis latest grant is part of Google’s broader push to prepare India’s workforce for an AI-driven future. These included the launch of AI Skills House, which aims to provide AI training to 10 million Indians Google.org, the philanthropic branch of Google, has awarded a generous $1 million grant to Karya, a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering low-income communities by connecting them to learning and earning opportunities powered by artificial intelligence. This funding will fuel Karya’s ongoing mission to help tens of thousands of people access paid digital tasks, especially those that can be performed using a Generative AI-driven multilingual chatbot. This fund aims to partner with NGOs and nonprofits worldwide to make AI training accessible in local languages, empowering underserved communities to thrive in an AI-driven future.