Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Plenary Talk at the Eighth General Assembly of the World Blind Union Access to published information is an essential requirement for education, employment and full social inclusion. People with vision impairments and other print disabilities deserve equal access to that treasure of information.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

The students are generally post-high school, but have no access to further education or training. The Media and Training Centre for Health specializes in the design and development of community learning models that promote health and empowerment in marginalized communities. Poverty Relief and Social Services. About SANGONet.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2011

See how organizations like yours are benefiting from their donated products and services. With this in mind, SAP donates their products and services through TechSoup but also connects their employees with organizations to provide them with volunteer help in devising technology solutions. Seven Billion Actions.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Jasper, Indiana: Hotspots and Wireless Access Points. Chicago, Illinois: Making Tech Accessible to Nonprofits. Mahikeng, South Africa: Rural Tech Empowerment. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Learn How Your NGO Can Use Adobe Spark and Other Storytelling Tools. Sunday, September 17, 2017. Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Responsables!

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2007

Caitlin tells it like it is--the nitty gritty of starting up an NGO, and why she believes it is important to help the people you are serving to create the change they want to see, not to create the change for them. The biggest challenge is definitely the fact that an “NGO” in Mali is seen as a “waritigi” (money owner).

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. She has been named a Haas Public Service Fellow at Stanford, a Top 10 College Woman by Glamour Magazine , and a Person You Should Know by CNN.

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