Live in Fort Worth: Caterpillar Foundation President Shows off Breakout Box

Live from Fort Worth, Asha Varghese, President of the Caterpillar Foundation talks about Learning Undefeated’s Breakout Box: Manufacturing Mission, which introduces students to high-demand manufacturing careers.

Learning Undefeated is an excellent example of how Caterpillar Foundation is investing in the people and communities of North Texas. Since 1952, Caterpillar Foundation has invested $1 billion in 110 countries on six continents, with a focus on workforce readiness and sustainable infrastructure. Read more about this initiative.

EXCERPT: “So how are we making communities more resilient, more sustainable, and ensuring that people have the basic needs to be able to not just survive, but thrive in these communities? Asha, let’s talk about where we are right now inside of the Breakout Box.”

“We are live in Fort Worth, in what you would call the Breakout Box, which is an immersive experience which really aligns with one of our focus areas, which is focused on workforce readiness and STEM education, building that awareness. So we partnered with Learning Undefeated to really bring that experience and hands on experience for K through 12 students and implementing that in North Texas and beyond. And the focus really is to bring excitement around manufacturing.

As students come through this space, they get to collaborate and really learn about how technologically advanced manufacturing spaces are and learn about, you know, safety and inventory and quality control, and to do it in a very collaborative way.”