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What Advice Would You Give to Women in Africa About using Web2.0 Tools to Advance their Work?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was a mentor on Ore's Blog Mentoring Project in Africa as Joitske Hulsebosch also writes about. I also had a chance to work with Ore through Nancy White and KM4DEV Technology Stewardship issue. It is amazing to me that we have this rich history of working on project together, but we have never met face-to-face!

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5 Organizations To Support On World Refugee Day

Everyaction

Asylum Access focuses on refugees from Africa, Asia, and Latin America (the areas with most of the world’s refugees), and works to help refugees assert their rights in the present and transform systems for a safer and more just future. Asylum Access. citizenship.

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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. Their studies, work with technology, and their lives have been disrupted. You can make a donation here.

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Bridging the Opportunity Divide – Empowering Youth to Imagine and Realize their Futures

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Because Microsoft works in partnerships with others in the sector,they are committing the majority of their corporate cash giving to support nonprofits that serve youth. This morning, I had the opportunity to start my day with an inspiring conversation about the challenges facing today’s youth and how we can work to solve them.

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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. Atrisco, New Mexico: Working Group and Help Desk: Bring Your Projects and Tech Challenges. Africa and Middle East. Asia and Pacific Rim. Europe and UK.

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Schwab Social Entrepreneurs Summit 2007

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Schwab Foundation board members Paolo Coehlo (the noted Brazilian author), Zanelle Mbeki (first lady of South Africa) and Hilde Schwab, the co-founder of the Schwab Foundation. Skoll and Schwab have the two leading social entrepreneurship networks for senior practitioners, and it's great to see them working together to advance the movement.

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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. It is far less work to slap together a powerpoint presentation and prepare the content.