Remove Empowerment Remove India Remove Interview
article thumbnail

Predatory loan apps in India rake in huge fees, and are driving some users to suicide

TechCrunch

On a clear afternoon, Laxmi (name changed) was sitting in her office in Gujarat, India, when she received a message from her distant relative, saying that they received some of her “morphed” nude photos from multiple phone numbers on WhatsApp along with a text that reads, “loan thief.”

India 94
article thumbnail

Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (and New York, and Nairobi, and Seoul, and Kampala, and Boston…)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Interviewed several candidates for executive positions at Benetech. Met with the UN Foundation about a major grant they are giving us to bring Bookshare to India. She is a University of Minnesota law school professor who was born in Africa and is a terrific advocate for the Treaty and its empowerment of the blind community.

New York 100
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

Have Fun - Do Good

Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast. For example, some of our women in Africa and India are interested in taking the ideas and the best practices that came out of this training into their regions. Britt: What drives you to do this work rather than other work? This was what didn't.

Green 40
article thumbnail

Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. A few days ago I opened the door on a new learning journey.

Learning 119
article thumbnail

Creating Markets for Fair Trade Gifts: An Interview with Priya Haji of World of Good

Have Fun - Do Good

You can hear the interview on the Big Vision Podcast , or read the transcript below. Holly has now been out meeting with the International Labor Organization and thinking about different ways that you really help create empowerment for women who work in informal markets. retail market. Priya Haji: My name is Priya Haji.

Gift 40
article thumbnail

Girls' Night Out with a Twist: Dining for Women and the Power of Giving Circles

Have Fun - Do Good

Longtime Have Fun, Do Good Readers and Big Vision Podcast listeners may remember my interview with Dining for Women's Founder, Marsha Wallace, in September 2007. You can read the edited transcript below, or listen to the interview on the Big Vision Podcast homepage , or on iTunes. Tags: women philanthropy interview podcast.

Chapter 57
article thumbnail

Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

Have Fun - Do Good

I had an opportunity to interview Paola for the Big Vision Podcast, and wanted to share the transcript with you. I went to 15 countries on five continents, and interviewed and photographed 129 women. Britt Bravo: In so many of the groups you profiled, the women were using the arts for education, empowerment, or healing.