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The Upcoming E-Waste and Refurbishment Standards Conference in South Africa

Tech Soup

As collection and processing of e-waste and discarded electronics in Africa reaches worrisome proportions, industry leaders and policymakers from all over the world are meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on June 7, 2013. Africa now has more mobile phone users than either the U.S. or European Union or Latin America.

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Call for Abstracts: The International Conference on Knowledge Economy in South Africa

Forum One

This looks like a fascinating event to take place in South Africa this October: The International Conference on Knowledge Economy. The promise of the knowledge economy has attracted the interest of national governments both in advanced industries and developing economies. Lots to learn here!

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Spotlight on TechSoup's Global Partners: Blogs, Hacks, How-Tos, and More!

Tech Soup

NGO Pulse (South Africa). Learn how a nonprofit in South Africa, the Papillon Foundation , helps unemployed people learn new skills and find jobs. From funding challenges to the need for better governance, find out about the current state of NGOs in South Africa and what must be done for it to improve.

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Results of the African E-Waste and Refurbishment Standards Conference

Tech Soup

A couple weeks ago, I posted about an upcoming e-waste and refurbishment standards conference in South Africa that I was co-organizing. The event's purpose was to join industry and government in putting into action some of the precepts developed at the 2012 United Nation’s Pan-African Forum on E-Waste in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

He started his career at a digital solutions start-up in South Africa, and for the past 4 years, he’s been part of the WFP technology team. He has been on field missions to co-create solutions with governments and implementing partners in Zambia, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria, and Bangladesh. Emma Visman.

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How Digital Inclusion Is Done in Africa

Tech Soup

I've just returned from organizing an electronics recycling conference in Cape Town, South Africa, where I met Dr. Hylton Villet, the chairman of MyDigitalBridge in Namibia. Namibia is a medium-sized country that borders South Africa. It's located on the southwest Atlantic coast of Africa.

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Webinar: 10 Ways to Supercharge Your Online Fundraising Campaigns

Care2

Join Engaging Network’s Ghazal Vaghedi, Humane Society International’s Elise Ledsinger, and Care2’s own Eric Rardin for a deep dive into tactics that you can use today to quickly improve results from your email fundraising appeals: "10 Ways to SUPERCHARGE Your Online Fundraising Campaigns" -- Tuesday, July 31st at 2PM EDT.