Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Literacy, particularly from birth through 3rd grade, is their primary focus because reading skills form the foundation for all childhood learning. Areas served: US, India, South Africa. They support strategic partners that focus on helping children succeed via a comprehensive approach to education. The Kresge Foundation.

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Education Grant Fund Resource 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I couldn’t help but think about how important content curation skills, information literacy, and encouraging a movement around this as Clay Johnson suggests in his book, the Information Diet. ” He started off with a great story about what a tribe in South Africa does when someone in their community does something bad.

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Brain Mind Offline South Africa 104

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more.

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Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2008

I heard from CEOs whose center is the only one in their entire country (Chile), educators who work with students who have never encountered a computer before entering the science center (South Africa), and web managers whose sites are locked behind federal government firewalls and draconian restrictions (Australia).

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Reflection South Africa Guinea Museum 20

EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Do you love ladies in literature? Sheroes in the Sciences. Gertrude B. No chase boat, no support, no film crew, no problem. Kiara Nirghin.

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Story Angola Sierra Leone History 133

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 26, 2006

Zanelle Mbeki (first lady of South Africa), talked about the opportunities in market failure. She also explained that the illiterate poor women she serves are more committed to literacy for their children than for themselves. I just want to share some of the voices I've heard so far this week.

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