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Bookshare without Borders: #1/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare International Library We’re always thinking about new ways in which Benetech could go deeper and help many more people. We’re making securing new funding for Bookshare’s international expansion a top priority! We have built Bookshare International upon three principles. My next two blog posts will be on this topic.

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Some international regulators froze assets of local SVB branches

TechCrunch

As the situation is starting to solidify around Silicon Valley Bank, many international companies that interacted in one way or another with the regional U.S. While Silicon Valley Bank officially operated across several countries, most of its international operations consisted of offices or representative offices with local teams.

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Our WIPO Statement on the Treaty for Access for People with Disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

For example, all residents with the qualifying disabilities in Australia, Denmark and Qatar, to pick just three examples, now have free access to Bookshare thanks to our joint efforts with local and national disability groups in these countries.

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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

Candid

million that will be internally displaced and 12 million who will need humanitarian assistance of some kind. The United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan account for 91% of total grant funding for Ukraine to date. We have been tracking philanthropy’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Update: Philanthropy’s response to Ukraine crisis

Candid

While almost a third of grants went to organizations in Ukraine, recipient countries reflect giving to local chapters of the Red Cross and other international relief organizations, or to their Geneva-based headquarters. United Kingdom. 12,071,840. 6,780,000. 5,879,225. 4,160,200. 2,075,850. United Kingdom. 20,000,000. 16,500,000.

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Apeel gets more cash to fight poverty and food insecurity in emerging markets with its food-preserving tech

TechCrunch

Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, Rogers said the company can have an outsized impact to improve the amount of money going into a farmer’s pocket. The fruition of Rogers’ plans will be as the company brings demand from international markets to these local growers through regional exporters.

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Japan’s Terra Drone gets $14M lift from Saudi investors

TechCrunch

On top of that, the company plans further international penetration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through the new office in Saudi Arabia. Denmark uses Terra Drone’s uncrewed aircraft traffic management (UTM) in Danish health drones and its Health Drone Project to carry blood and medicine.