Skillando Digital Volunteering, the flagship initiative of Digital for Humanity, a non-profit organization committed to reducing the digital divide and promoting digital inclusion, was founded in 2017 when Filippo Scorza began a Master’s degree in Social Innovation at the Amani Institute in Nairobi, Kenya.
There, he encountered the Tunapanda Institute, a school in Kibera, one of Nairobi’s largest slums, where young people were learning computer science and digital skills.
Struck by the potential of that environment, Filippo began volunteering as a computer science teacher. That experience sparked something bigger than expected: a global movement of digital professionals offering their time, skills, and passion to support non-profits.
Today, Skillando DV empowers social impact organizations in Italy and the Global South through the strength of its community, driven by the belief that access to digital tools and knowledge should be a right, not a privilege.