Poverty and good education rarely live in the same place. A lack of funds isn’t exactly associated with top notch schooling, and many don’t grasp just how deeply poverty can impact education for current and future generations.

How are you reading this article — on a screen or printed page? Of course, the process may have been effortless for you, but it can seem daunting to individuals who never learned how to use the Internet, or who have never handled a digital device.

Most people would agree that education is one of the keys to improving life outcomes in developing communities.

The Internet’s presence can be felt in just about every aspect of our lives. From social media to email, from Google to Wikipedia, from corporate websites to online newspapers, it’s obvious that we spend a great deal of our time interacting with our digital devices — especially our phones, tablets, and laptops.