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A Social Publishing Strategy by John Gautam, Pratham Books

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages. India has a reading problem and the problem is two fold.

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Women Ingenuity is Powering Solutions for the Digital Divide

Connection Cafe

Olutosin has created an alternative: a women-only center that allows Nigerian women to connect online safely and freely. Women themselves revealed key challenges — issues of safety, affordability, technological skill, distance to Internet cafés, and gender norms that restrict women’s access — but solutions are also being generated.

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Youth Connection Session at Games 4 Change Conference

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Gaming is a literacy of transgression. Subvert the rules explore the limits of system propose alternate responses Great skills for social change. When the students have a change to choose the games, they most often relate to an actvist issues. A way to keep alive the ancient tales of India and storytelling in India.

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