Global Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Mobile payments to alleviate extreme poverty. Western countries are finally catching up in the realm of mobile payments. Just last month, Google launched Tez , an “audio QR” payment solution for mobile phone users in India. Biometric data to enable government benefit transfers. 1,171,000,000.

India 52

India Kenya Indonesia Bangladesh 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

billion mobile users as of July 2019 ( source : IISD). He has been on field missions to co-create solutions with governments and implementing partners in Zambia, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria, and Bangladesh. Thankfully, this is changing. Internet use has reached 45% of the total population in LMIC, with 5.1

Hunger 52

Hunger Global Impact Rwanda 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

They will be placed with organizations working on policies in these areas, many part of large international networks, nonprofits, and government. Here’s what I learned: Global Social Media and Mobile Usage Studies and Internet Penetration. Facebook reports that almost three quarters of its 1.2

Policy 104

Policy Social Media International News 104

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

My goal was to have a conversation with the folks in the room – who represented both traditional nonprofit institutions, government agencies, and free agents – and answer the question, “ I’ve found my free agent now what? &#. Fortunately, that’s not true for every agency Mark has collaborated with.

Reflection 100

Reflection Tech Network Free 100

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2016

There are digital literacy trainings for women springing up in Bangladesh, Internet cafés for women opening doors in Argentina, and women leaders in Kenya prototyping mobile apps that send out alerts if a woman’s safety is threatened.

Digital 20

Digital Empowerment Argentina Literacy 20

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 7, 2013

ND-Burma member groups regularly send observers, at great personal risk, across Burma’s borders with India, Bangladesh, Thailand and China. We have extended Martus capacity building and technical support to ND-Burma since its inception in 2004. However, a great deal of work remains before realizing democracy in Burma.

Burma 176

Burma Thailand China Bangladesh 176

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

They write poems about their experiences, and when they recite them in community meetings, their neighbors are outraged, and mobilized immediately to action. They are gaining support from people in government, and politicians, and academicians, and business people, men, boys, women, girls. They are making progress.

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Photography Interview Zimbabwe Change 40