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The Math Is Starting to Add Up: The Promise of Mobile

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According to Heeks, the field of ICT4D emerged really as an artifact of the telecenter model which was used successfully to extend basic ICT services at the periphery in North America and Europe. . I’ve been working or interested in the space of ICT for Development (ICT4D) for about a decade now.

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

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After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. 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. It had been bombed.

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Girls' Night Out with a Twist: Dining for Women and the Power of Giving Circles

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Dining for Women is a seven-year-old organization that facilitates a network of 130 giving circles across the country. Last month [August], we featured BeadforLife , which is an organization that sells paper beads made by women in Uganda. All that money goes back to support the beaders in Uganda. Actually, they're jewelry (e.g.

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Women's Earth Alliance: Co-Directors Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond

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Melinda Kramer: Women's Earth Alliance is a global organization and we work around the world uniting women who are on the front lines of environmental causes. MK: One of the highlights for me was the Global Peers program. We had women who had expertise in community organizing, micro-finance, facilitation and leadership development.