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#1MilliForJadudi: A Crowdfunding Campaign in Kenya to help Cancer Patient

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2010, I had an opportunity to do a Networked Nonprofit workshop in Kenya. Zawadi shared her most recent crowdfunding campaign, probably one of the most successful in Kenya, raising over $71,000 in a couple of days, to help a 24 year old brain cancer patient Emmanuel Otieno (pictured above and known as Jadudi) to get surgery in India.

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Kipp and Philip of the Social Development Network in east Africa

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I've just ended an exciting three week long Africa trip to Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana. One of my very first meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, was with John Kipchumbah (Kipp) and Philip Thigo of the Innovation Program of the Social Development Network. They are also planning on tracking next year's elections in Kenya.

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Net Tuesdays around the world: 6 new groups!

Amy Sample Ward

I’m so excited about these new groups! These new Net Tuesday groups have bumped the total number of local NetSquared groups around the world over 30 - that’s a wide network of innovators and social changemakers! Nairobi, Kenya. Originally posted on the NetSquared blog.). Welcome New Net Tuesdays! Lomé, Togo.

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New Ideas at TED2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He now lives in rural Kenya working on eye care. Andrew’s focus is on curing blindness: 80% of the people he sees in rural Kenya can have their blindness reversed. I explained Benetech’s efforts to grow the impact of our Bookshare library globally, specifically discussing partnerships with groups in India and Kenya.

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Collaborating for New Solutions To Persistent Societal Challenges

Saleforce Nonprofit

Leaders from these groups recently met for Together Against Hunger , a two-day conference that attracted more than 500 people from dozens of countries, both virtually and in person. A mother in Kenya checks her child for malnutrition using a MUAC band.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. Atrisco, New Mexico: Working Group and Help Desk: Bring Your Projects and Tech Challenges. Kisii, Kenya: Storymakers 2017 NetSquared Kisii.

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Bloggers Covering the World Social Forum in Nairobi, Kenya

Have Fun - Do Good

An estimated 80,000-150,000 people from all over the world will be attending the 2007 World Social Forum in Nairobi, Kenya January 20-25th. Sokari Ekine, the creator of the group blog, Black Looks, will be there. This year's theme is, ""People's Struggles, People's Alternatives - Another World is Possible."

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