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Ushahidi BRCK: Bringing Internet to the Developing World

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Ushahidi is an NGO headquartered in Kenya. Connecting to the Internet Digital Divide GreenTech International Networks Green IT WiFi tsgreentechnology BRCK Ushahidi' Here’s some news on a now famous NetSquared alumnus project. Find out more about this here. Image: BRCK in action ( Ushahidi ).

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Seeds for a Future Part 3: Creating a sustainable future

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Before raising the hopes of any community, one of the first things an NGO should ask itself is: After we leave, what will remain in the community, and is it something they want and can sustain? R ead "Seeds for a Future Part 1: Getting your NGO off the ground," and "Seeds for a Future Part 2: Understanding communities and traditions.".

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Seeds for a Future Part 2: Understanding communities and traditions

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This post is a continuation of Seeds for a Future Part 1: Getting your NGO off the ground. When starting a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in a community other than your own, it is important to recognize that there are cultural barriers (try to call these "opportunities") to consider. Like this article? Get another!

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How Digital Inclusion Is Done in Africa

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Half the population lives below the international poverty line, and the country has been hard hit by HIV/AIDS. An NGO with A National Mandate. MyDigitalBridge is an NGO that started its work fairly recently. Digital Divide GreenTech Green IT refurbishment digital inclusion' Image: logo ( MyDigitalBridge ).

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Seeds for a Future

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The end of the Guatemalan Civil War resulted in a flood of non-governmental organization (NGO) programs spreading across the country in the hope of helping desperately poor people gain everything from their human rights, to better health care, food and nutrition, and training in governance. Make sure you know what minimum wage laws provide.

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Help the Sigida Keneyali Project Win the International Youth In Volunteerism Challenge

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It is a project of the start-up NGO, Mali Health Organizing Project. Caitlin is part of the International Youth In Volunteerism Summit , a conference for youth activism around the globe. Here is the link, if you want to spread the word: [link] Photo of "Woman with Green Door Sikoro" provided by Caitlin Cohen. Mali health NGO

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Telework Cool Tools: SlideRocket

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We regard it as a TechSoup green product donation in that it makes it easy to for people to communicate easily regardless of where they are, thus making telework more manageable. SlideRocket. is a web-based service for creating, managing, and sharing online multimedia slideshow presentations. TechSoup’s Telework Team.

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