donors , 2020 became our best fundraising year to date . In 2020 , we raised a total of $ 2,681,000 through the Armenia-based Teach For Armenia Educational Foundation and our US-based 501 ( c )( 3 ) Friends of Teach For Armenia .
In March , when schools shut down because of COVID-19 , we surveyed students ’ ability to continue learning remotely . We discovered that 25 % of students did not have access to adequate technology and connectivity to continue their education from home . In response , we launched a capital campaign to close this digital divide in Armenia and Artsakh . Starting in April , we secured over $ 200,000 for the purchase of 1,460 devices . Three hundred of these devices were used during our summer Virtual Student Leadership Camp where we piloted Change-Based Learning .
Next , the Private Partnerships Team shifted its focus to fundraising for student-led Community Impact Projects . At the end of our Virtual Student Leadership Camp in July , Teach For Armenia ’ s staff evaluated 50 pitches from groups of students across 24 rural communities . Ultimately , 24 projects were selected to receive a total of $ 20,000 in microgrants . These funds were provided by private donors and corporate partners Ucom and Deutsche Post DHL Group .
Not long after , when war erupted in Artsakh , the organization mobilized an emergency response to support those in need . Through our Teach For Peace crowdfunding campaign , we were able to assemble and distribute 500 care packages to conflictaffected families , as well as equip our Teacher-Leaders with trauma-informed teaching practices .
When the ceasefire was announced in November , we switched gears and launched Teach For Hope , our post-war humanitarian effort . With a focus on healing and our eyes towards the future , we secured more than $ 250,000 to purchase more devices for remote learning and to deploy “ Emergency Education Responders ” that provided displaced students with wraparound support ( see section “ Emergency Education ” for more details ). We were able to reach this goal with the help of generous donors — both Armenian and non-Armenian alike . Attracting non-Armenian support has demonstrated that our work and mission can resonate with new and broader audiences of support .
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By December 2020 , we collectively secured nearly $ 500,000 towards purchasing 3,460 devices for students to access e-learning . This surpassed the original goal set in March of $ 200,000 for devices . This success was a collaborative and cross-team effort involving Public Partnerships and the Marketing and Brand Strategy Teams , who designed materials for us to tell our story and make our ask through social media , email , and the website .
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