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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. They warn us that we cannot ignore the horrifying stories that reveal the dark side of technology. In India, women bloggers are threatened on Twitter with “live-telecasted gang-rape and acid attacks.”

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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. Kids can go online an build stories. Gaming is literacy. Did the prototyping with kids.

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