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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. In India, women bloggers are threatened on Twitter with “live-telecasted gang-rape and acid attacks.” Today, she is using technology to help fellow trafficking victims. That’s just the beginning.

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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. A way to keep alive the ancient tales of India and storytelling in India. Gaming is literacy. They make up improvisational dancing. That's where dancing takes place.

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