Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

Anyone could call in and hear an update about developments on the ground in Darfur and Congo, and upcoming legislation, events and campaigns. Make it social (leverage the impact of the group). Make it tangible (participants should feel like they have made a direct impact). Make it simple. Photo Credit: Camp by Mark Knobil.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. The projects can range from preschools, to libraries and computer training centers, to women empowerment programs. He ran into Congo. It had been bombed.

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Interview Sudan Africa Congo 40

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

We publish their stories, and from that experience, a big impact was that a lot of the women got their stories picked up. The most powerful impact we found was actually in the women's leadership and influence locally. We brought professional empowerment mentors and coaches, and also professional editors.

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Voice Global Saudi Arabia Journal 69

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 20, 2009

Youth Empowerment with Social Media. If you are looking for more examples about social media and communications technologies applied to youth empowerment, here are some additional links/groups to check out: [link] (social media used as outreach about teen dating violence). View more presentations from Amy Sample ward.

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Social Media Empowerment Case Study Congo 192

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

How do you know that you are making a difference or an impact; how do you measure that? For them, that was a measure of change and a measure of impact. BB: How do you know that you are successful? Maybe the best way to give you an analogy for that is when you drop a stone into a pond, it creates a ripple effect.

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