Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 15, 2007

Working with the Lift Above Poverty Organization in Nigeria, Beatrices requested a loan of $400 for her business though Kiva.org, which she will pay back monthly over an 8-month period. Since 2005, 27-year-old Beatrices Amoka has been running her Peace “o” Hairdressing Salon where she sells weavon, hair cream, and relaxer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Election observers across Nigeria will be using mobile phones to text officials if they spot irregularities during Saturday's election. Check out Greenlight Nigeria and Mobile Monitors. If you're lucky enough to be getting a tax refund, why not donate to a good cause? Freecharity.org.uk Can cell phones ensure a free vote?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2016

There’s Olutosin in Lagos, Nigeria. She wrote, “As much as these telephones have caused violence against women in some circumstances, I have learnt that we can use the same phones to send messages to the men who violate women’s rights to educate them about violence against women.”.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 6, 2009

The Liberian TRC was also the first to collect statements from members of the diaspora community – in this case Liberians living in Ghana, Nigeria, the United States and Europe. Ultimately, this analysis provides a deeper understanding of the possible causes behind the patterns of violence.

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Care2

AUGUST 14, 2007

Now, the only problem is you have to fight for their attention amid an inbox full of Blockbuster overdue notices, Amazon.com sales, and scam business opportunities from Nigeria. How can you compete?

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

Unlocked Labs aims to reduce the disparity caused by such discrimination by empowering incarcerated people of color with a high-quality education to help them take up better jobs, improving their post-release prospects. Many of our users in emerging markets such as Nigeria have access to the internet sporadically,” Wilson says.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 26, 2009

The show's premise is that a wealthy businessman, Teddy Rist, has a transformational experience during a business trip to Nigeria and helps save a young boy during a flood. (We We later learn that his own young son is dead). The problem is, Rist is a jerk. Oh, and then there are all of the women he sleeps with.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2013

I’ll review Mary Meeker and Liang Wu’s annual report on the Internet, a new NTEN report on nonprofit technology assistance providers, Facebook’s new guidelines for nonprofits and causes, charities losing control of Hactivism, Google’s new micro-donation app, and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month.

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