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Foko Madagascar: It Takes A Village To Raise An Idea

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Foko Blog Club, Foko Madagascar Flickr Photo Joan Razafmaharo is an amazing blogger, social change activist, and woman working in Madagascar and other parts of the world. Currently, she is a project manager (design and architecture) for Foko. FOKO was created after the TED Global conference: ???Africa s development.

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Why You Didn't Hear About Cyclone Ivan's Destruction in Madagascar and How To Help Support Relief Efforts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo from Avylavitra Several weeks ago I wrote a post on BlogHer about Foko Madagascar and Joan Razafimharo , an amazing blogger, social change activist, and woman working in Madagascar and other parts of the world. I haven't slept much working on this project (but feeling really motivated!) Last week Cyclone Ivan ???

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TechSoup French Partner Leads the Way to Sustainable Tech

Tech Soup

There are very few charities I've come across that are as wide-ranging in their tech-for-good work as our French TechSoup Global partner, Ateliers du Bocage (ADB). ADB's project with Orange France, for instance, includes a national collection program. To date, the project has collected and recycled over half a million phones.

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Green Technology Summit Heads to Europe (and It's Kind Of a Big Deal)

Tech Soup

The events draw nonprofit and commercial refurbishers, environmentalists, policy makers, and green technology innovators, as well as international refurbishers who offer a global view of electronics refurbishing and recycling. Jim says he particularly enjoys the opportunity for spirited debates about industry standards for electronics reuse.

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