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MARCH 26, 2008

April 6-13, 2008 human rights groups like Genocide Intervention Network , STAND , Amnesty International , and Save Darfur are using the Global Week for Darfur to raise awareness about the continuing violence and need for action. April 8 Watch the HBO special, The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo.

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JULY 7, 2009

There’s these kids sitting at the other lunch tables in our global cafeteria. But I think it’s also the road to really fully becoming global.” To be truthful, I’d rather hang out with you than just about anybody. And I think it’s good that we’re building such a fun, vibrant community…but not good enough. That is a huge mistake.”

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

NMC Future Symposium explore applications of techology that could impact issues of global importance over next five years or more. Global Voices Bloggers Mentor Others. It's called Why Congo Matters. Susan Tenby from TechSoup shares her notes from the Unconference. What was most sexy?

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MAY 13, 2009

The women that we are servicing in Congo, where, if they are lucky, they get $0.20 The women that we are servicing in Congo, where, if they are lucky, they get $0.20 We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. That's the story of Women for Women. Why would my mother betray me?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. This proved to the Ushahidi team that their tool would be valuable to communities around the world.

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JUNE 23, 2007

He said he would more focus on the "death and destruction" in northern Uganda and Eastern Congo. Teen Listening Party and Global Kids coverage. Rik Riel's multimedia coverage the event. Virtual to Reality Blog. Mindblizzard Blog - a good screencapture showing attendance. Second Life 101 - some great photos.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

Anyone could call in and hear an update about developments on the ground in Darfur and Congo, and upcoming legislation, events and campaigns. On Friday, I was on a "Darfur Activist" conference call produced by ENOUGH , the Genocide Intervention Network , STAND and the Save Darfur Coalition.

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JUNE 19, 2009

After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. He ran into Congo. He was there for about a month, and then war in Congo was breaking out. Kjerstin Erickson is one of those people "shiny" people who lights up a room. It had been bombed.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2008

CH: You know it is funny; it actually didn't start out as a women-centered initiative, but the more research I did about creating global training sites and free media enterprises in these developing countries, training women just makes the most sense. Our age ranges in all of our global training sites range from 19 to 56.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

10×10 is global action campaign with a film as its centerpiece.Their message is simply this: Educate girls and you can change the world. amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research is dedicated to ending the global AIDS epidemic through innovative research. 10×10 :: @ 10x10Act. Girls Education International :: @ GirlsED.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 29, 2022

When we talk about the Global Goals as the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all people and the world by 2030, we’re also talking about future generations of leaders who will continue this work beyond 2030. I was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and at the age of five my father passed away suddenly.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 20, 2009

Habbo’s InfoBus re: curbing violence against gay teens; developing understanding via the Matthew Shepard Foundation visiting ‘in-world’ or the War Child Int’l foundation partnership to focus in-world on kids impacted by violence in Afghanistan, Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda etc.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Cristi Hegranes Executive Director and Founder, Global Press Institute. GPI (formerly the Press Institute for Women in the Developing World) uses journalism as a development tool to educate, employ and empower women, who produce high-quality local news coverage that elevates global awareness and ignites social change.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2009

They’ve created a global movement powerful that can respond to any conservation emergency anywhere more swiftly and efficiently than large bureaucratic agencies to reverse the catastrophic loss of habitats and species and secure the future of wildlife in Africa, Asia and around the world. .

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MAY 23, 2006

Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. Since then, the network has grown to include hundreds of members residing in the UK, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, China, and Canada. I traveled to Rwanda in December 2005-January 2006 and did field work with Never Again-Rwanda.

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APRIL 2, 2008

Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women. Kavita Ramdas is the President and CEO of the nonprofit, the Global Fund for Women. I think it's worth it (: Kavita Ramdas: The Global Fund for Women is the largest independent, publicly supported grant-making foundation to advance women's human rights internationally.

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