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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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. Route 66 Literacy was put on the back burner last year because it ran out of funding.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

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Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! Nonprofits like the Nature Conservancy , Union of Concerned Scientists , American Association of University Women , and NRDC do, too.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

They wanted to create a literacy program for themselves because now there was a school where their children could go to school, but they felt embarrassed that they couldn't support their children because they themselves were illiterate. This year, 2008, is the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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