Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2005

The heads of major information technology companies invited me to attend multiple meetings to discuss the progress they had made as a group in bringing technology to students in Jordan and their desire to replicate that success elsewhere in the Middle East, as well as a major program in Brazil.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 26, 2006

Sounded like she needs something I've seen in Brazil, and so I hope to make the connection. She also explained that the illiterate poor women she serves are more committed to literacy for their children than for themselves. Sheela Patel of SPARC in Mumbai, India, and I talked about IT needs for her communities: the poor.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico next month and explore other geographies later this year, it told employees in an email. Byju’s plans to expand to international markets in the second half of next month as the Indian edtech giant, valued at more than $13 billion, looks to accelerate its growth, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 31, 2006

They are definitely tackling market failure in the publishing industry: in Nepal they are now the second largest publisher of children's books in Nepali. Rodrigo Baggio (of CDI in Brazil) and I are trying to find more time together since we're both in the IT space: we know there's a joint project here somewhere. and more.

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The Verge

MAY 27, 2020

In 2019, for instance, advertisers pulled money because a report detailed how pedophiles find videos of young children and use the comment section to talk about kids’ bodies or timestamp certain parts of the video that sexualizes them. After that, it’ll expand across the US, Brazil, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Turkey, Spain, and Mexico.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Natalia’s family is originally from Brazil and she lives in Carmel Valley, California, with her husband and two small children. She is passionate about staff training and development, storytelling and working toward creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive sector.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! Read about their inspiring work in a recent TechSoup Global interview.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2022

Despite the company being based out of Canada, they have additional operations in Nigeria (where Onu is originally from) and Brazil. StethoMe says they use breath to identify air pathway disorders in children and share that data with physicians. To date, Ubenwa has raised $2.5 million USD ($3.2

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NTEN

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Rede Amiga da Criança is committed to ensuring the rights of children and youth vulnerable and at risk, primarily the street kids in São Luís (MA), through collective actions by governmental and non-governmental organizations. I came back to Brazil in July, and I am doing a lot based on what I have learned at the NTC.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Melonn’s founders — CEO Andrés Gomez, CPO Alejandro Celis, COO Andrés Archila, CTO Felipe Jaramillo, director of data science Sebastián Román and Daniel Castrillón, director of software engineering & DevOps — have known each other since they were children or in high school and then took separate paths to work in different fields.

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Tableau

JULY 29, 2021

After immigrating from Brazil in the 1990s, Katya had worked in the sales and marketing fields before having children. Katya completed the Tableau Business & Data Analytics Certificate as part of the first cohort of students at Cañada College. After 10 years, she was eager to reenter the workforce.

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Candid

MAY 23, 2023

She and my great-grandfather worked as sharecroppers while raising eight children. Panelists from Brazil, Kenya, and Jamaica discussed the importance of empowering communities in the African diaspora. I shared about my great-grandmother, “Lil Mama,” who was born in Louisiana 30 years after the end of slavery and lived until 108.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 3, 2025

“I want to send my children to school so they can be the future generation,” said Bashiama, a mother of 12. Experts say estimates from drought-stricken Brazil, the world’s top coffee grower, are that this year’s harvest could be down by some 12%.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

It has been around since 2017, operating initially in Spain before expanding to Italy and several countries in Latin America (Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Brazil and Peru). Much of the issue rests with an ill-suited approach to teaching math and children who struggle to respond to how it’s being taught. in New Jersey.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The Urgent Action Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean demonstrated this in 2019 when it awarded Articulação Nacional das Pescadoras Bahia a grant of $5,743 to strengthen women’s grassroots organizing in Brazil. Local knowledge is crucial, as is trusting the expertise of affected communities.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Okay, now that I’m done with the cringe part of this newsletter (to quote my children), let’s go straight to the news. That seems quaint now; this week, Revolut hit 25 million customers globally as the firm prepares to expand into new markets, including India, Mexico, Brazil and New Zealand. Weekly News.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Senior Humanitarian Climate Crisis Advisor, Save the Children International. Working in Save the Children International’s Anticipatory Action team, Emma’s role is focused on strengthening capacities and approaches to prevent or minimize the impacts of extreme weather events on children. Emma Visman.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Developing nations to test new $150 laptops: "Developing nations to test new $150 laptopsBy Jason SzepBOSTON (Reuters) - From Brazil to Pakistan, some of the world's poorest children will peer across the digital divide this month -- reading electronic books, shooting digital video, creating music and chatting with (..)

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

YCAB is the abbreviation for the organization’s full name in the Indonesian language, Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa, which translates to "loving the nation’s children foundation." Indonesia has the world’s second highest level of biodiversity (after Brazil).

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Tableau

JULY 29, 2021

After immigrating from Brazil in the 1990s, Katya had worked in the sales and marketing fields before having children. Katya completed the Tableau Business & Data Analytics Certificate as part of the first cohort of students at Cañada College. After 10 years, she was eager to reenter the workforce.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Hungry children in Brazil? Enslaved children in the far east? Your donors want information – solid, meaningful information about what you are doing with their money and who you are helping. Is it the little boy down the street? Elderly shut-ins in Boston? Artists in your community? Families in need all over the world?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

No matter your position or place in life, it is imperative to create opportunities for children, so that we can grow up to blow you away.”. It’s the reason we’re not in the Dark Ages anymore. And they are already blowing us away. Gen Z have (social) entrepreneurial spirit in their DNA.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

No matter your position or place in life, it is imperative to create opportunities for children, so that we can grow up to blow you away.”. She quickly became a national figure with regular appearances on talk shows to discuss the problems with public education in Brazil, despite threats from teachers, administrators and even fellow students.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2004

Rather than being held in Geneva at the headquarters of the World Economic Forum, Pamela and her team moved the summit closer to some of the social entrepreneurs by holding the event in Brazil. Meeting very sick children and their mothers can't be experienced neutrally. Their major problem is (surprise) fund raising.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Streetfootballworld supports a worldwide network of organizations in well over 50 countries.The photo above is of one of their programs in Brazil. Die Wille is a Berlin-based nonprofit organization for children and young adult services. Supporting Families of Visually Impaired Children. Making More Time to Educate Youth.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Pride Bank, a neobank with similarly queer-forward branding, is based in Brazil.) Most queer people gravitate toward pricey metro areas because they’re more accepting and progressive, and many queer people lack a safety net — whether because they lack family support or don’t have children who can take care of them.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Currently, Remojo’s biggest markets are the US, UK, Brazil and India. Remojo says it’s getting circa 50,000 signups per month for its subscription programs (which cost $4.99 Content in the app is in English so it’s also growing in other English-speaking markets, per Jenkins.

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The Verge

APRIL 19, 2022

For every person who spent that spring self-soothing with Animal Crossing or struggling to manage small children , there was someone else out there thinking, “How can I take advantage of the chaos?” On a whim, he went to Brazil and started importing illegal CBD for kids with epilepsy and other conditions. Who had he become?

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2020

Twitter users misidentified the person responsible for hitting children posting fliers in support of George Floyd. The company says it is still testing the feature, which is also available to users in Brazil and Italy. Peter Slattery / OneZero ). Once the falsehood was out, it was nearly impossible to correct.

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2020

Non-governmental organizations say American companies pay as much attention to similar situations unfolding in India, Brazil, and Myanmar, among other places. An estimated one in five children don’t have the technology they need for remote learning. Pranav Dixit and Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed ). Dan Goodin / Ars Technica ).

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

That might be a bigger factor in its ability to convert women than the save the children content. Brazil is trying to address misinformation issues with a new bill that would violate the privacy and freedom of expression of its citizens. Annie Kelly / The New York Times ). Yi-Ling Liu / Wired ).

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The Verge

JUNE 4, 2020

In Brazil, those who criticize the president are often met with a tsunami of digital smears. Now investigators are charging that much of the disinformation might come from those closest to the president — even his own children. James Vincent / The Verge ). Terrence McCoy / The Washington Post ).

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 7, 2025

Sending children back to school in new sneakers , jeans , and T-shirts is likely to cost U.S. He said a pair of Chinese-made children’s shoes that cost $26 today will likely carry a $41 price tag by the back-to-school shopping season, according to his group’s calculations. retailers and brands.

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