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New data for strategic disaster philanthropy 

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Cyclone Idai struck Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, causing widespread flood destruction. Non-DAC government donors and multilateral organizations contributed an additional $2.8 Hurricane Dorian caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas and parts of the eastern United States. Wildfires plagued the Amazon, California and Australia.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Revelations about government interception of these confidential stories has caused us to redouble our efforts to lower the barrier to the use of strong, secure crypto software like Martus. Martus is our free, open source, secure information collection and management tool.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

Have Fun - Do Good

So often, government control, or just lack of access to information and media, prevents people from really being able to be educated and informed about serious issues that are going on around them. We have $2 donors out of Zimbabwe and $20,000 donors out of San Francisco. Our primary goal is to provide that empowering employment.

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Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

Have Fun - Do Good

A high school English teacher in Zimbabwe, whose name is Betty Makoni , began hearing stories from her students after school, that they had been raped. The children are ages 6-16, and they're making huge strides by leading a national movement against child rape in Zimbabwe. In this case, the girls were using poetry.

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Martin Luther King Day - Let Freedom Ring

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We see the tragic consequences when fear and hatred win out over the Golden Rule in places like the Middle East, Iran, North Korea, Darfur, Zimbabwe, and Myanmar. The terrorists bent on destroying our way of life know only how to hate; they have not learned to love.