The Committee for Democracy in Information Technology is a non-profit organization based in Rio de Janeiro. In the past eleven years it has created 951 computer education schools in low income neighborhoods in Brazil and eight other countries. The schools, which charge students $5 to $10 a month, aim to enfranchise those who would be otherwise unable to have access to computers. Students who cannot afford tuition can still attend classes but are encouraged to help out around the centers.

For more information on the Committee for Democracy in Information Technology, check out Business Week’s article.