Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Instead, what if technology could prevent some of the destruction and improve aid delivery after a disaster? A new report called Technology for Good: Innovative Use of Technology by Charities identifies ten technologies that are already having this kind of impact in the world. The Difference Technology Makes.

South Africa 50

South Africa Disaster Hurricane Pakistan 50

Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Our Local Impact Map. The school has about 300 students who attend classes in a one-room building that ordinarily accommodates 30 children. It has just 20 UK-based staff.

Donation 52

Donation Japan Program Benefit 52

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2006

Rod Beckstrom, prominent Silicon Valley tech executive, was in Pakistan during the great quake (although not in the quake zone when the big one hit). The only open platform for sharing information came out of University Lahore where some students and professors put together a solution called "RisePak."

Pakistan 100

Pakistan Disaster Wiki Google 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. They gave the students tests based on content and scored them. And the resulting graph is the analysis of 1200 students.

Experiment 116

Experiment Learning Create Exercise 116