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The Upcoming E-Waste and Refurbishment Standards Conference in South Africa

Tech Soup

As collection and processing of e-waste and discarded electronics in Africa reaches worrisome proportions, industry leaders and policymakers from all over the world are meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on June 7, 2013. Special emphasis will be placed on voluntary industry standards like Responsible Recycling (R2) in the U.S.

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Results of the African E-Waste and Refurbishment Standards Conference

Tech Soup

A couple weeks ago, I posted about an upcoming e-waste and refurbishment standards conference in South Africa that I was co-organizing. Industry and policy leaders shared information on the current state of African electronics recycling and refurbishment policy and practice. Those of us presenting from the U.S.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Areas served: US, India, South Africa. The National Education Association Foundation is a national nonprofit and philanthropic organization based in Washington, DC. While most grants are made in Arizona, grants may be made nationally as well. The Kresge Foundation. The NEA Foundation. Areas served: Illinois.

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Science and Technology Partnerships with Africa: Opportunities for European Foundations

Tech Soup

This well-attended session featured eleven scientists who are dedicated to embedding scientific and technological awareness, capacity, innovation and application in the culture, commerce and aspirations of every African society.

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Announcing Our Second Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Globally

Saleforce Nonprofit

He started his career at a digital solutions start-up in South Africa, and for the past 4 years, he’s been part of the WFP technology team. She has worked across multiple low and middle-income countries in both policy and research capacities. Eric Munoz. Senior Program Manager, Oxfam America. Molly Emmett.

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The Davos Blur

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

James Moody of Australia’s national research organization was talking about an idea of a humanitarian license for patents that has been floated by the YGL community. Since I’ve been working on IP policy and licensing on Bookshare, I was quite interested and had ideas of how to work with companies to apply their IP to social needs.

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Comfort vs. Action: The Internal Debate

ASU Lodestar Center

Nelson Mandela spent four-plus decades as an activist and freedom fighter and 27 years in prison because the demeaning National Party policy of apartheid in South Africa impeded black South Africans’ ability to live with human dignity. Out of that anguish was born the long struggle of the birth control movement.