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Human Rights and the Duty to Protect Sensitive Data

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Unfortunately, there is no HIPAA equivalent for international human rights and humanitarian information. At Benetech —a nonprofit technology company that develops innovative and effective applications for unmet social needs—we embrace the notion of individual empowerment every day in our work.

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Ways We Can All Help Advance Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment

Connection Cafe

Women’s and girls’ empowerment is a sweeping topic, defined and shaped by family beliefs and cultural norms in the community and country where one lives. Some people associate the empowerment of women and girls primarily with challenges faced in communities where poverty and lack of access to education determine one’s level of empowerment.

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Our EveryAction Hero: United Nations Foundation

Everyaction

Created in 1998, the United Nations Foundation links the United Nations' work with others around the world, helping the UN address a range of global issues, including climate change, global health, women’s empowerment, peace and security, poverty eradication, and more. What does the United Nations Foundation do?

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Celebrate International Women’s Day 2021

Forum One

During Women’s History Month, we are excited to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021. As we highlight our staff who are raising their hands high to reinforce and show solidarity on social media today, we also wanted to highlight our clients doing important work moving the needle forward for women’s equality and empowerment.

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Jack Dorsey says proposed cryptocurrency regulation would create ‘perverse incentives’

The Verge

The regulation aims to help prevent some of the illegal uses of cryptocurrencies, such as drug trafficking , money laundering, and “international terrorist financing.” companies like Square of the chance to compete on a level playing field to enable cryptocurrency as a tool of economic empowerment.”.

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Increasing Accessible Publishing Globally

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Under the theme “Achieving Our Vision through Empowerment and Partnerships,” this was the first-ever combined General Assembly of both WBU and the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment ( ICEVI ), another world-class organization in the field. What can we do today to build that accessible future?

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12 Early Adopters of the.NGO and.ONG Domains

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Mission: To help eradicate extreme poverty through community development projects in urban sanitation, water filtration, health, alternative energy, and economic empowerment. International Corporate Accountability Roundtable ● icar.ngo. International Society of Street Papers ● insp.ngo. World Vision International ● wvi.ngo.

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