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Microsoft's Ecohero: How Sean Nicholson Is Saving the Earth

Tech Soup

It's Not Just About the Environment. do not own a computer yet, though most jobs are posted online, and many teachers are now assigning homework and having children do it online. This interest may have been kindled when he was an ICT advisor to the government of Namibia before he came to Microsoft.

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Conquering a Cruel Continent for a Cause

Tech Soup

Ultramarathons are extreme running events: 250-kilometer (155-mile) foot races over five or six days in the harshest environments on Earth. The Namib Desert in Namibia (has the highest sand dunes on earth). This includes approximately 200 deaths of young children every year.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’ve wrote about the importance of building resilience in networks given the complex and connected environment we live in today. This puts New York City’s economic disparity on par with places like Sierra Leone or Namibia.

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