Digital Skills

Promotores de Salud Community Health Worker Program

Microsoft TechSpark and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso partnered to create a promotores pilot project in the 79905 ZIP Code. This program will provide families with health literacy and digital skills training. Additionally, Microsoft TechSpark donated 200 Microsoft ThinkPads to residents in the ZIP code.

Mamacitas Cibernéticas

A grassroots community outreach effort led by local residents of Southern Doña Ana County to help with increasing resources for residents of the area to upskill their digital literacy knowledge. Learn more about their findings and recommendations in the Comprehensive Needs Assessment here. To review report in Spanish visit here. To watch video in Spanish view here.

Since the release of the June 2023 Comprehensive Needs Assessment, Mamacitas Cibernéticas in collaboration with community, city and non-profit organizations has developed community-centric digital literacy classes in the Sunland Park area. Comcast reached out and funded the Mamacitas Team to conduct another assessment in rural communities. The report is entitled 2nd Series: Findings & Recommendations Report based on Community engagement to garner input to assist in the planning for the future implementation of Digital Inclusion, Digital Exploration and Digital Skills in the Workforce activities in rural communities in Southern Dona Ana County.

View the report that can help rural communities bridge the digital divide here.