Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

developing economies in Asia and Africa. opportunities, improve social empowerment, reduce the need to undertake. education services, as well as create more employment and business. skip Africa because of costs. Though the list above includes mobile Internet-related services, some of the. not have some of these features.

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Forum One

MAY 20, 2009

Is the rapid growth of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) more important than the basic social needs of health, education, etc.? Empowerment is key. Next to me, two women were discussing women's rights, and another group was discussing water projects in Africa.

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International Develop Empowerment Ghana 52

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

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. FORGE serves 60,000 refugees in three different refugee camps in Southern Africa, and is an official operating partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. A few days ago I opened the door on a new learning journey. Illustration by Beth Kanter.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

For example, some of our women in Africa and India are interested in taking the ideas and the best practices that came out of this training into their regions. We have a woman who is designing educational programs for young women in Brooklyn. We have a woman in Africa who is helping to convene women for the World Social Forum.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 6, 2010

We do that through educational dinner circles, which we call "chapters." We, "we" being the Dining for Women headquarters, prepare an educational program. The education is as important to our mission as the fundraising is. The education is key. This past March, two different groups went to Africa.

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Chapter Uganda Giving Interview 57

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care. 10×10 :: @ 10x10Act.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 12, 2022

The COVID-19 health emergency and the ensuing global crises only continue to exacerbate these inequities and drive colossal disruptions in the provision of education across the world — highlighting massive challenges that serve as wake-up calls for the social sector and catalysts for transformational change.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

Off the Mat, Into the World is an educational, experiential and motivational process for people interested in conscious activism and service. It got the seeds planted in my head that this is an altruistic community, it's an educated community. It's really an educational facility, but they're never again allowed to work.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

This time I had three agenda items for my conversations with congressional staff: Advocating for funding for special education. Kampala, Uganda The Sixth Africa Forum was the main reason for my Africa trip. It was the third Africa Forum I’ve attended: I went to Accra, Ghana, in 2011 and South Africa in 2004.

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