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Programs and pathways

A useful beginning. A longer pathway.

Our programs serve communities in the United States and internationally.

  1. Wave 1

    Arabic-first and simple-English AI literacy and the Digital Navigator Plus model in Northern Virginia.

  2. 02 Wave 2 Wave 2 upskilling, reskilling, and economic mobility build on Wave 1 foundational digital navigation.

  3. Wave 3: displacement hotspot lanes

    Wave 3 extends our methodology to displacement hotspots such as Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Yemen, Palestine, Congo, and others. For the Sudan program detail, in-country delivery requires separate written approvals covering sanctions, partners and payment channels. US diaspora sessions connect with Wave 2 alongside our safeguarding and facilitation standards. For the Sudan program detail, in-country delivery requires separate written approvals covering sanctions, partners and payment channels. US diaspora sessions connect with Wave 2 alongside our safeguarding and facilitation standards.

Every Quarter Hour program runs on a shared operating framework. Whether a curriculum track focuses on building foundational digital capability, auditing algorithmic systems like automated hiring filters, preserving community language and heritage under community governance, or advancing through Prosperity Graduation (Quarter Hour's adaptation of the evidence-based Graduation Approach), the operating cadence remains consistent. Protocols move work through focused 15-minute modules that can be completed standalone or stacked for technical depth, always anchored by a steady coaching relationship and independent real-world practice. In our economic mobility work across reskilling, upskilling, and entrepreneurship, our protocol verifies market pull before committing assets and, in the United States, requires formal benefits-cliff clearance with a certified counselor before clearing grants. Adapting the Graduation model to the US safety-net and labor market addresses an empirical gap across our three-tier structure: from crisis stabilization referrals to active skill loops to continuing alumni support.

Across every strategic lane, our initiatives run on the Quarter Hour methodology, pairing 15-minute learning units with structured practice and consistent human anchoring.

Wave 2

Reskilling

A different path, building on experience.

The problem and its evidence

Economic participation is part of the mandate. Our evidence page supplies the poverty context that informs this pathway. Read the context

Who it is for

For people considering a new work or learning direction, including immigrants, newcomers, refugees, asylees and asylum seekers whose qualifications are not recognized.

The pathway

Explore existing experience and barriers, identify learning needs, and connect a new direction to a feasible pathway. No employment or qualification is guaranteed.

Next step

You can reach us through our contact details to discuss this pathway. Contact

Wave 2

Upskilling

Develop the skills you already bring.

The problem and its evidence

Access, use and capability are different. Our evidence page reports AI use, not an assessment of a person’s skills. Read the context

Who it is for

For workers and learners facing practical digital, AI or progression barriers, including people and communities facing economic marginalization and BIPOC communities in the United States.

The pathway

Begin with a practical task, build relevant digital and AI capability, and examine work or credential progression where an actual route exists.

Next step

You can reach us through our contact details to discuss this pathway. Contact

Community evaluation

Algorithmic and representational inclusion

People help judge the tools that affect them.

The problem and its evidence

The mandate calls for community voice in AI. The supplied use figures do not measure representational quality. Read the context

Who it is for

For diaspora, host and marginalized community members whose language, context or experience is poorly represented in AI.

The pathway

Frame the task with participants, establish consent and data boundaries, examine tool behavior, and publish only findings cleared through the agreed process.

Next step

You can reach us through our contact details to discuss this pathway. Contact

Community-governed

Endangered languages

The people who speak a language lead its future.

The problem and its evidence

Speaker and community authority govern this mandate area. Our evidence page does not quantify language endangerment. Read the context

Who it is for

For indigenous, displaced and diaspora speaker communities, alongside potential qualified language or archival partners.

The pathway

Agree community governance and permitted uses before any collection or publication. Contact

Wave 1

Awareness and education

Practical understanding for everyday choices.

The problem and its evidence

Our evidence page separates non-use from inability. Learning design must not treat those as the same measure. Read the context

Who it is for

For people seeking accessible digital and AI learning in the United States and internationally, including immigrants, newcomers, internally displaced people, and diaspora and host communities.

The podcast, our first project

Quarter Hour podcast cover artwork

The Quarter Hour podcast is the first project of the organization. Each episode focuses on one practical idea in about fifteen minutes to help the listener understand digital tools and artificial intelligence and make an informed decision, produced in two paired versions: an Arabic version and a simple English version.

Both versions are listed here together, Arabic and simple English. Contact

Questions before a next step

Programs and participation

No. These pages present our program pathways and operating methodology. These pages present program pathways. Enrollment is not open, and no service place or result is promised.

What happens when I choose Contact?

The Contact page shows the published email and phone details. Email opens your own email application. A conversation does not enroll you or confirm a partnership.