Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 18, 2010

Over the past few years, I have seen human rights groups become much more sophisticated about how they use technology to document human rights abuses. My most recent visit to Nigeria confirmed this trend. Human rights monitors in Nigeria continue to be harassed. We also had sporadic and limited Internet connectivity.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

Bookshare , our flagship literacy program, is the world’s largest accessible library and currently serves more than 230,000 members with visual and learning disabilities. But this is just the tip of the iceberg, as literacy remains an elusive dream for the majority of the world’s people with print disabilities.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It doesn’t require internet access. Broadcasting lessons over the radio in Nigeria: As an Education Champion and founder of ACE Charity, Kiki James runs safe space clubs to help equip girls in northern Nigeria with the tools they need to realize their ambitions. Technology That Maximizes Donor Impact.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2016

World leaders and technology firms should be paying attention to their solutions—and backing them up. According to the Women and the Web report, 200 million more men have access to the Internet than women. There’s Olutosin in Lagos, Nigeria. Today, she is using technology to help fellow trafficking victims.

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