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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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So how can nonprofits utilize mobile phones for their work? For those nonprofits working on political engagement issues/activism - When media bans were put in place at the end of Musharraf’s rule in Pakistan SMSall , or as its founder Umar Saif, says “Twitter for SMS,” or “Twitter for. serve the public.

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

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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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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

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Our October 14th conversation began with Jensine explaining how World Pulse works. I wanted to go out and experience the world, so I went at nineteen years old to the Amazon in Ecuador and ended up working with indigenous women who were struggling because there had been a oil contamination (four times Exxon Valdez) on their traditional lands.

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