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International Women’s Day: Using Technology to Empower Women and Girls

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is an outrage that girls account for 74% of all new HIV infections among adolescents in Africa, and 40% of women on the continent suffer from anemia which results in 20% of maternal deaths. Here’s two programs that use technology to support women and girls and are an inspiration. The Tech Girls of Dharavi.

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Shouldn’t the Word Phone Be Removed from Mobile? The Use of the Mobile by Nonprofits for Development

Tech Soup

Can you remember when a huge mobile. reported that this year there are over 5 billion mobile subscriptions. The mobile phone (henceforth to. be referred to as "the mobile" in this post) is an important ICT tool for. technology all the time. The mobile phone (henceforth to. technology all the time.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

The link need to be like so: Africa. TARGET END LINKS. ## Central and South America. ## North America. ## Africa. ## Europe. ## Asia and Pacific Rim. --> North America. Africa and Middle East. Second Term 2017 Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School. Asia and Pacific Rim. Europe and UK.

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A Review of the Guardian ACTIVATE Summit in London

Tech Soup

Guardian’s ACTIVATE is an annual conference that aims to bring together leaders in media, government and technology to a ctivatedly. multilaterals, and high-impact entrepreneurs in the social media space, mostly from the western world and Africa, besides others. “Vision is just as important as technology.”

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The Faces of International Development

Forum One

But wait, are people in developing areas, and even rural areas, even getting access to the web and/or to mobile technology? While technologies are growing and becoming more influential, I realized that their priority in international development is still unsettled. Empowerment is key.

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. The last question asks students to tell Mazur what confused them.

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How 7 Nonprofit Organisations Amplify Their Program Impact

Saleforce Nonprofit

The new e-book Amplify Program Impact: 7 Trailblazer Strategies for Success with Salesforce shares the challenges and solutions facing many organisations looking to deliver best-in-class programs and services and what this means from a technology perspective. Going Paperless and Mobile. A Complete and Real-Time View.

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