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Digital Divide Data: our Partner in Laos

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

When we do something that creates entry level jobs in quantity, we reach out to social enterprise partners who specialize in job creation and training. Our first partner in this work was Digital Divide Data, an organization that has an outstanding training program in the area of data entry and outsourcing. We scan the books in the U.S.,

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The First Global Martus Users Group Meeting

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Vijaya Tripathi The first ever Martus users group meeting took place earlier this month in Chiang Mai, the capital of Northern Thailand. Another exciting direction from the meeting is that Martus stakeholders are mirroring our desire to make Martus outreach and training more scalable.

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

Tech Soup

They are all part of TechSoup Asia , which serves charities in the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand — and now Vietnam and Indonesia. VietNet-ICT’s vision is to narrow the digital divide by providing ICT access to poor people in Vietnam. All people deserve equal access to opportunities.

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Using SMS in the Field

NTEN

The campaign will run targeted workshops to train hunters in regulation definitions and processes, and partnership meetings to reform the hunting permit system so it will be effective in supporting legal hunting. Access to a large network of mobile users within target site. What worked. What didn't work.

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NpTech Summary: Red T-Shirt Day - Supporting Monks, YouTube Nonprofit Channel, and Web2forDev Conference Reports

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He will be bringing equipment and provide skills training to the first Community Access television station in Ghana. This group is an international network of people interested in e-learning, is organizing a trip to Thailand and Laos. You can read more about the campaign on their blog.

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Big News in Benetech's Human Rights Program: New Funding and Enhanced Tools!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

On this front, we will collaborate with Internews , which will leverage its 30 years of rights-promoting fieldwork around the world to expand the use of Martus by including it in the suite of digital security tools they train on. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) to realize some of those possibilities.

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7 Nonprofits Leading the Fight Against Human Trafficking

Saleforce Nonprofit

At AnnieCannons, an anti-human trafficking organization, they transform survivors of human trafficking into software professionals through a holistic program that trains and equips survivors to independently support themselves and their families.

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