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Shouldn’t the Word Phone Be Removed from Mobile? The Use of the Mobile by Nonprofits for Development

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Get general information. For those nonprofits working on economic issues - In Kenya, the M-Pesa. because of an improved flow of information which improved the. opportunities, improve social empowerment, reduce the need to undertake. Print pictures. Get directions. Have your text messages read back to you. Alarm clock.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

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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. I think it started--I know it started--when I was very young, although I probably wasn't aware what was going on at the time. How did this trajectory look?"

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Girls' Night Out with a Twist: Dining for Women and the Power of Giving Circles

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And most people are not aware of all these kinds of facts, and the struggles that women face. The three leaders are women who are really busy and didn't feel like they could do an in-person meeting every month, so they email out the Dining for Women information to their friends. I didn't know all of this. The education is key.

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Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

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Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing. PG: I think that the one that comes to mind first is a wonderful picture of women in Kenya who are growing corn. That's one thing, be aware that every photograph you take and share has a real impact.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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Increasingly, rape of women is being used as a tool of war, not just in large scale wars as we saw in the Serbian and Bosnian conflict, but as we saw recently in Kenya and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. How do you know that you are making a difference or an impact; how do you measure that? When did you talk about it recently?

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