TechImpact
DECEMBER 9, 2013
Tech Impact’s Anthony Pisapia on left, and Patrick Calihan on right. William Kendima moved from Liberia to the United States in 2005. While in Liberia, Kendima never used a computer; however, through dedication, hard work, and a little help from ITWorks , Kendima’s dream of working in IT has been realized.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 6, 2009
Benetech Analyzes Human Rights Data for the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission A Guest Beneblog post by Kristen Cibelli Our team at the Benetech Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) has recently concluded a three-year project with Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission to help clarify Liberia's violent history.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 27, 2012
Lately Evan's been talking about how to expand their impact even more. He's joined forces with other social entrepreneurs in the field to found UpEnergy , a new for-profit social enterprise that wants to scale the impact of their successful pilot projects. The economics are compelling.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 7, 2012
I used the example of Kristen Cibelli, one of our field human rights workers, who got a mini-grant to go to meet with grassroots human rights groups in Liberia. And there were plenty of other examples of how modest innovation funding had led to new programs of major impact.
NonProfit Hub
JULY 22, 2015
Helping some of the world’s most impoverished children in Liberia is a complex problem, but ChildFund International receives help from an important partner back in the U.S.: A pair of shoes might not sound like much, yet there’s a big need for them in Liberia. Check out some of the case studies to see what kind of impact has been made.
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
In the documentary, Carr scolds Vice co-founder Shane Smith for impugning the Times ' news judgment: "Before you ever went to Liberia," Carr said, "we've had reporters reporting on genocide after genocide. " The nonprofit sector needs to show the pride that Carr exhibited.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 21, 2008
You can imagine the impact of Bookshare.org going from a $1 million per year enterprise in 2006 to over $7 million in 2008. Our work in Liberia, funded by the State Department in support of the Truth Commission (TRC) continues. Landmine Detector Project on ice; Route 66 reviving Making big impact with technology implies taking risks.
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