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Using Technology to Build a More Accountable Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tech Soup

"), have risen as leaders in grassroots organizing and civic activism in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). was the pre-election campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2006. In the meantime, social media and new technologies continue to drive the work of these organizations building a stronger civic society in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A lot of my to-do’s for next year regard sharing more of the amazing media assets we receive from HQ staffers who travel to the field, engaging our supporters by encouraging them to share their stories of sponsoring a woman through our programs and improving the way we share information about policy issues and current events. Book Tour ?. ?

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

Tech Soup

While many hackathons for good are run by nonprofits, there are some corporate-sponsored events as well. Serbia) in partnership with TechSoup Global and Zasto ne (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The project is run by Fundacja TechSoup and Dokukino. The ReStart Challenges.

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Beijing 2008 Olympics Potential Catalyst for Human Rights

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Here is the route for the relay so far: Darfur - August 9 ( press release ; photos ; video ) Kigali, Rwanda - August 15 ( press release ; photos ; press conference ) Yerevan, Armenia - September 25 ( press release ; photos; press conference ) Berlin, Germany - November 29 Sarajevo, Bosnia - December 6-7 Phnom Penh, Cambodia - January 18-20, 2008 People's (..)

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

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The way we do that is by asking every single woman around the world to sponsor one woman at a time by sending her $27 a month, along with a letter to start a communication link between the two women. We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. You get her picture. Every single one.

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What is Your Favorite Social Action of 2008?

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My favorite social action was being a sponsor for Jacinta Onoro, a Nigerian woman participating in Women for Women International. Women for Women International supports women survivors of war in conflict and post-conflict areas (Afghanistan, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Sudan).

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Support Women Survivors of War with $27/month

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The show ended, and I immediately signed up to be a Women for Women International sponsor. Women for Women is a nonprofit that pairs women survivors of war with women sponsors all over the world. Sponsors give $27/month to fund a survivor's basic needs, as well as seed money to start income generating projects.

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