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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 23, 2010
The Benetech team worked closely with the team at the Liberian TRC, who did an incredible job of collecting data about human rights violations during Liberia's civil conflict. Tags: HRDAG dataset human rights TRC Liberia. We are excited about the commitment to transparency and science demonstrated by this data release.
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
They are already active in Africa and Latin America, in countries like Uganda, Rwanda, Liberia, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua. The founding team includes leaders from each of the first three Gold Standard clean cookstove projects (and these projects delivered more than half a million stoves). The economics are compelling.
TechImpact
DECEMBER 9, 2013
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. Tech Impact’s Anthony Pisapia on left, and Patrick Calihan on right.
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. ChildFund International. TOMS Shoes.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 17, 2010
The past year of research by HRDAG analysts has supported key criminal prosecutions and uncovered the truth about political violence in Guatemala, Iran, Colombia, Chad and Liberia.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 3, 2010
WiserTuesdays have spread to London, UK and Monrovia, Liberia. In Paris, France, WiserEarth launched its first WiserTuesday gatherings, face-to-face meetups for people interested in social change, sustainability and technology to meet, share ideas and experiences.
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.
Network-Centric Advocacy
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
Weak health systems were bolstered - Liberia only had some 60 doctors to treat its entire population before the outbreak began. Communities accepting the realities of the virus and changing their everyday lives, and families allowing their loved ones to be taken to isolated treatment centres all played a strong role.
Have Fun - Do Good
APRIL 17, 2008
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Honorable President of Liberia, as well as women leaders from Colombia, South Africa, Malaysia, Liberia, Bosnia/Herzogovina and Egypt will be honored at the event. Ann Curry, News Anchor for The Today Show , and Co-Anchor of Dateline NBC will emcee.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 22, 2018
For example, in Liberia, the bot asked 13,000 young people if teachers at their schools were exchanging grades for sex. 86% said yes, uncovering a widespread problem and prompting Liberia’s Minister of Education to work with UNICEF on addressing it. Unicef’s bot has had some early successes.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 21, 2008
Our work in Liberia, funded by the State Department in support of the Truth Commission (TRC) continues. Benetech's Human Rights Program Manager, Kristen Cibelli, has just relocated to Liberia for at least six months. You can visit our Colombia Project Page to read more about this work.
Have Fun - Do Good
JANUARY 18, 2009
Possible destinations this year are Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Liberia and/or Ghana. The winner will go on an international reporting trip with him to focus attention on the problems of global poverty, and its solutions. Past winners traveled to Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Rwanda, and Congo. on his blog, On the Ground.
Tech Soup Blog
JULY 17, 2013
The platform has been rolled out to 54 African countries and will support the gathering, access, management and analysis of quality data from African countries.
Network-Centric Advocacy
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
Weak health systems were bolstered - Liberia only had some 60 doctors to treat its entire population before the outbreak began. Communities accepting the realities of the virus and changing their everyday lives, and families allowing their loved ones to be taken to isolated treatment centres all played a strong role.
Have Fun - Do Good
APRIL 8, 2007
Liberia: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the president of Liberia, and Africa's first elected female head of state. France: Fatima Elayoubi, an Arab immigrant and former cleaning woman, whose memoir, Prière à la Lune (Prayer to the Moon) , raised awareness among Parisians about the lives of "invisible" immigrants like herself.
Have Fun - Do Good
AUGUST 21, 2009
The issue includes an interview with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton , an interview with the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a piece about Women and Philanthropy by Lisa Belkin, and an excerpt from Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.
Tech Soup Blog
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.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 17, 2012
I will never forget meeting Leymah Gbowee , the winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize who led the women’s movement resulting in peace in Liberia. In 2012, the themes of inequality and the “forgotten one billion” permeated nearly every discussion about the global community.
Have Fun - Do Good
NOVEMBER 14, 2007
Cambodia: Somaly Mam Acting for Women in Distressing Situations (AFESIP) Canada: Sheila Watt-Cloutier The Center for Environmental Law Colombia: Mayerly Sanchez World Vision Hong Kong: Anson Chan Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF Liberia: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf The Liberian Education Trust (LET) Mexico: Lydia Cacho Ciamcancun New York: Dr. Angela Diaz (..)
EveryAction
MARCH 16, 2017
Before her historic flight, Jemison served as a Peace Corps Medical Officer in Sierra Leone and Liberia, where she oversaw the medical system that serviced Peace Corps and U.S. With the launch of the Endeavor Shuttle, engineer, physician, and astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African American woman in space in 1992. Embassy personnel.
Have Fun - Do Good
APRIL 2, 2008
I just saw a remarkable film made about a grantee organization that the Global Fund had supported for many years in Liberia. We had at the end of the year, the incredible success of Mexican women's rights groups that have been working for, it must be close to 12 years now, on the decriminalization of abortion in Mexico.
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