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Video Blogging from Cambodia

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Ryanne Hodson and Jay Dedman were in Cambodia and are in Thailand right now. I love what they did - it really brings the programs to life. Click to Play. They are traveling with Christina Arnold from Project Hope to document her project. Here's the backstory about how they got there, etc.

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

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They are all part of TechSoup Asia , which serves charities in the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand — and now Vietnam and Indonesia. Kopernik technology marketplace is a Bali, Indonesia-based online marketplace of innovative, life-changing technologies designed for the developing world.

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

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Flickr Photo by Villoks Many people around the world are supporting the Monks in Burma by wearing red t-shirts today or participating in vigils like this one in Cambodia outside the Burma embassy. This group is an international network of people interested in e-learning, is organizing a trip to Thailand and Laos.

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7 Nonprofits Leading the Fight Against Human Trafficking

Saleforce Nonprofit

The organization operates in Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, Laos, Dominican Republic and India and also has offices in three donor nations: United States, Australia and New Zealand. To find out more about Destiny Rescue or to get involved, visit their website or follow them on Facebook.

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Creating Markets for Fair Trade Gifts: An Interview with Priya Haji of World of Good

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We don't know how to think about the pricing so that you could actually compare a basket in Cambodia to a basket in Africa and make sure both artisans had been paid fairly." For example, we have had women's groups write us from Thailand and say, "You know, that's so funny. So that has been this huge, exciting progress.

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Women Activists Profiled by Mariane Pearl in Glamour

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Pearl has profiled 9 women in 9 countries: Cambodia: Somaly Mam, a former sex worker who founded Acting for Women in Distressing Situations , an organization that rescues sex workers in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, and gives them job training.

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In Search of Hope: The Global Diaries of Mariane Pearl

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It had to do with the meaning of life and the meaning of the deaths of those I have loved, but first and foremost, it had to do with my son. She explains in the Introduction: "More than a year ago, I embarked on a journey around the world--a physical trip with a spiritual motivation.