Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

A great radio story aired today on Public Radio International's show, The World, on Guatemala's civil war records. It talks about National Police Archive in Guatemala, and has a quote from Patrick Ball. Clark Boyd of The World took a team to Guatemala earlier this month, and was there for their big election.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Benetech statistician Daniel Guzmán has just published his account of one legal case which set a historic precedent for human rights in Guatemala. The Guatemalan Attorney General’s office summoned Guzmán to present evidence based on his analysis of random samples drawn from the millions of documents in the Guatemalan National Police Archive.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2012

is a rich country and, as of 2011, ranks as the most generous nation in the world, 1 only five percent of its charitable giving goes to international causes. Here are three simple reasons why your "heart" may tell you to give to international causes: 1. is a question I often hear people ask. In fact, though the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Highlights of this Letter: SocialCoding4Good CityOptions Read2Go and Route 66 Literacy Selected Program Updates Human rights: Legal victory in Guatemala, PBS NewsHour stories Literacy: Major milestones for Bookshare at home and abroad SocialCoding4Good Just funded by the John S. and James L. This is a huge legal victory!

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EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

Founded by the United Nations , WHD advocates for the "safety and security of humanitarian aid workers, and for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises.". Equality Now documents violence and discrimination against women and mobilizes international action to support efforts to stop these abuses. Equality Now.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 17, 2010

In 2010, Benetech’s Human Rights Data Analysis Group examined once hidden government documents from Guatemala and Chad that provided key evidence needed to hold former national leaders and security forces accountable for human rights violations. Guzmán’s testimony was based on HRDAG’s analysis of the 31.7

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

National Volunteer Week has come and gone, but I ask you to join me every week in celebrating the amazing contributions of TechSoup's NetSquared community. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Expouvg #Computacion 2017 Coloquio.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Pechakucha Guatemala — Historias Digitales Vol. Paris, France: Forum National des Associations et des Fondations. The link need to be like so: Africa. Asia and Pacific Rim.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2015

The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Austin, Texas: National Council of Nonprofits — Google+ Hangout. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Coretic2015 via @abg_ebg. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Spaceapps Guatemala 2015 — #USAC.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

It wasn’t until 1993, when a reconstruction of these events by American journalist Mark Danner first appeared in The New Yorker , that the full story of the El Mozote massacre was brought to light and sent shock waves through the international community. Dave suggested we rename our idea Martus, the Greek word for “witness.”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

Bookshare.org Goes International This year marked my first attendance at the Clinton Global Initiative. My commitment was to take Bookshare.org international, including raising the money for making that possible. Guatemala has a sad history of large scale human rights abuse. Few of these violations have ever been prosecuted.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2015

For example, Welmer Cordova, who was badly burned in a gas explosion in Guatemala, lost part of his right hand. Image 3 : UK Department for International Development / CC BY. Image 4 : The National Guard / CC BY. Now, he can open and close his hand thanks to a 3D-printed hand brace. Image 2 : Office of Naval Research / CC BY.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 11, 2009

A Guest Beneblog by Tamy Guberek (Benetech HRDAG team member from Colombia) There is important news this month from our partners at the Guatemalan National Police Archive, which has worked since 2006 with Benetech’s Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG). Garcia disappeared after being placed in police detention in Guatemala City.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

Last summer I talked about our great summer interns and fellows and early this year, I sent a copy of our 20th Anniversary Report that talked about our entire history. Benetech President's Update Winter 2011 I’m pleased to provide you you a detailed update on Benetech for the first time in two years.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

And, at a time when the international women's movement is facing challenges, it would be great to have a reminder that good news is going on, that good work is being done, that progress is happening. The children are ages 6-16, and they're making huge strides by leading a national movement against child rape in Zimbabwe.

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