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DECEMBER 10, 2011

First, in partnership with Colombian NGO Corporación Punto de Vista, we assessed a methodology for studying conflict-related sexual violence in the country. Through projects that integrated statistical analyses into multidisciplinary human rights work, we engaged in the public debate about human rights violations in Colombia.

International 150

International Guatemala Colombia Analysis 150

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DECEMBER 11, 2006

This school is run by an NGO (a nonprofit) and provides free education to children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. To my delight, the Akshay Pratishthan school had a focus on teaching students with disabilities: roughly half the students had disabilities and were mainstreamed with students without disabilities.

India 100

India Foundation Student Children 100

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FEBRUARY 3, 2004

I talked to high tech corporate leaders, the heads of foundations, education ministers of different countries, several billionaires, major religious leaders, nonprofit (NGO in international parlance) leaders, the media, technology experts and other social entrepreneurs.

Switzerland 100

Switzerland NGO Government Structure 100

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JUNE 20, 2004

The attendees joked about how it was the "usual crowd," of NGO leaders, religious leaders such as Archbishop Ndungane (Tutu's successor), pharma company staff and the handful of business leaders with an active interest in the topic. People shared stories from the front lines of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Mozambique 100

Mozambique South Africa Africa NGO 100

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JANUARY 5, 2016

Benetech successfully spun off our data team as the Human Rights Data Analysis Group, an independent NGO. Our team believed that better data would lead to better policy and maybe even justice for the victims of large-scale atrocities.

Change 100

Change eBook United States Conservancy 100

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NOVEMBER 15, 2004

So she started an NGO to work on the issues outside the doctor's role of treatment, that are needed to break the cycle of hospitalization that leads to death. Poor kids came in with health problems, get treated and then go back to an environment that undermines their health (the medicine doesn't get bought, malnutrition, poor housing, etc.).

Brazil 100

Brazil NGO Children Problem 100

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OCTOBER 21, 2008

We've identified key NGO partners that we believe would benefit from our technical assistance and are developing our plans and identifying support to continue our work on Darfur this year.

Darfur 100

Darfur Sri Lanka Liberia Colombia 100

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APRIL 19, 2009

You can read about some of the NGOs that have used Martus to back up their data in Guatemala, Sri Lanka, the Phillippines, and Colombia. As the week progressed, we considered the difficulties faced by Afghani groups who seek to build an NGO community in a place of conflict with few resources.

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Cambodia Training Train Sri Lanka 104