Africa Empowerment Problem Work 
Qgiv
JULY 19, 2023
While applying to grants can be time consuming, they offer plenty of benefits to nonprofits, such as more awareness for your organization and a positive reputation for the work you do on top of the financial benefits. You’re more likely to receive funding if the purpose of the grant aligns with the work you’re doing.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 8, 2016
It is an outrage that girls account for 74% of all new HIV infections among adolescents in Africa, and 40% of women on the continent suffer from anemia which results in 20% of maternal deaths. Their studies, work with technology, and their lives have been disrupted. You can make a donation here.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
Because Microsoft works in partnerships with others in the sector,they are committing the majority of their corporate cash giving to support nonprofits that serve youth. This morning, I had the opportunity to start my day with an inspiring conversation about the challenges facing today’s youth and how we can work to solve them.
Tech Soup
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. The link need to be like so: Africa. Atrisco, New Mexico: Working Group and Help Desk: Bring Your Projects and Tech Challenges. Africa and Middle East.
Forum One
MAY 20, 2009
Empowerment is key. As Fairbanks said, "What does every problem look like if all you have is a checkbook?" Next to me, two women were discussing women's rights, and another group was discussing water projects in Africa. In the West, we are lucky to be the givers, but with that comes responsibility.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 23, 2007
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. Skoll and Schwab have the two leading social entrepreneurship networks for senior practitioners, and it's great to see them working together to advance the movement.
Have Fun - Do Good
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. We work with about 60,000 refugees from across the continent. Can you talk about how that works, and what the pros and cons of that process are?
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