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Conquering a Cruel Continent for a Cause

Tech Soup

Ultramarathons are extreme running events: 250-kilometer (155-mile) foot races over five or six days in the harshest environments on Earth. David Barnard has completed six of these grueling races: The Kalahari Desert in Botswana and South Africa (its name is derived from a Tswana word meaning "the great thirst").

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

Have Fun - Do Good

The first opportunity that I had to go back was to work in a refugee camp in Botswana. Last year you got lots of media attention because you blogged on Social Edge about some of the organization's financial struggles. How can people who are listening to this show, or read the transcript on the blog, get involved with FORGE?