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Green Technology Summit Heads to Europe (and It's Kind Of a Big Deal)

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There's even an annual refurbishers award named after him! Since 2005, the organization has sent more than 17,000 computers and mobile phones to schools, small businesses, and NGOs in Burkina Faso, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Madagascar, and Niger. He has testified before the U.S. spanhidden.

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Start 2017 by Building Your Tech Skills and Community

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Seattle, Washington: Executive Service Corps Appreciation and Awards Luncheon. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Wednesday, January 25, 2017. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Thursday, January 26, 2017. Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Friday, February 3, 2017.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

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She was also awarded their annual Ida B. We are also in discussions in Peru, in Burkina Faso, and in Botswana as well. BB: With your recent awards, you are probably getting more interview requests. Last month I interviewed Cristi Hegranes, its Founder and President. Wells prize for Bravery in Journalism.

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Supporting Nonprofit Tech Educators Across the Globe

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Our friends at NTEN give out NTENny Awards every year to recognize people making a significant contribution to the nonprofit tech community; once again, close to half of the winners were affiliated with NetSquared and our Tech4Good meetups. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Please join NTEN (and me!)