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Interning in Guatemala on the Archive Project

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Then again, I shouldn’t have been surprised when I heard the playful notes of a street band wafting through the window while in Guatemala with Benetech's Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG). But first: why was I, a fresh graduate of UCLA, in Guatemala in the first place? You see, HRDAG is anything but a typical organization.

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Verdict in Guatemala Disappearance Case!

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Benetech Statistical Expert Testifies in Guatemala Disappearance Case The Benetech Human Rights Program uses cutting edge computing methods and statistical analysis to provide objective evidence of human rights violations. Tags: Guzmán archive National Police Archive human rights trial Guatemala disappeances. The estimated 31.7

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Testimony From Benetech’s Daniel Guzmán Helps Establish Legal Precedent and Convictions for Forced Disappearance in Guatemala

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I announced in this blog last month that judges in Guatemala had found two former police officers guilty in the 1984 forced disappearance of Guatemalan student and union leader Edgar Fernando García. The archive includes documents generated during Guatemala’s internal armed conflict which took place from 1960 to 1996.

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10 Ways to Find Monthly Donors for Your Small Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Illuminate India and Clubhouse Guatemala both completely cover the cost of many of the children in their programs with monthly sponsors. For every four monthly gifts of $25, we are able to enroll one student from that list into our Learning for Literacy program – empowering them with vital knowledge and skills to change their futures!

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Reader Appreciation Day: Beth's Big Give - Congrats to Epic Change

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Education And More : Has a mission to help educate the children and reduce poverty in Guatemala. are an all volunteer organization and making a big difference in the lives of the students and their families and the schools of the indigenous of western Guatemala. Suggested by Kare. Suggested by Matt.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This means new challenges ahead in scaling Bookshare.org to serve every single student with a print disability in the U.S. In essence, we're being paid to deliver – free – accessible books to all students with print disabilities in the United States for the next five years. I bet you're wondering what we must accomplish.

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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. Betty and six of her high school English students founded an organization called the Girl Child Network. There had never been a book about festivals that honored women.