Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 23, 2007

We're wrapping up an intense couple of days here in Zurich, and I take the spectacular train to Davos this afternoon. Schwab Foundation board members Paolo Coehlo (the noted Brazilian author), Zanelle Mbeki (first lady of South Africa) and Hilde Schwab, the co-founder of the Schwab Foundation.

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JUNE 19, 2009

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. FORGE serves 60,000 refugees in three different refugee camps in Southern Africa, and is an official operating partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR ).

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DECEMBER 28, 2006

We also take part in trainings that are relevant to most of their work. It could be training in information and communication technology, or it could be a training on a local water filter that would be helpful for people to bring to their communities. It's called the Biosand Water Filter. regions and sub-regions.

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APRIL 29, 2009

Seane has been featured in commercials and has appeared on the cover of Yoga Journal , Fit Yoga , and many other magazines. On one level, Off the Mat, Into the World is bridging the yogis and activism through training programs. We talk about how to do consensus training in groups. They came to me with the, "now what."

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