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Then again, I shouldn’t have been surprised when I heard the playful notes of a street band wafting through the window while in Guatemala with Benetech's Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG). But first: why was I, a fresh graduate of UCLA, in Guatemala in the first place? You see, HRDAG is anything but a typical organization.
Benetech Statistical Expert Testifies in Guatemala Disappearance Case The Benetech Human Rights Program uses cutting edge computing methods and statistical analysis to provide objective evidence of human rights violations. Tags: Guzmán archive National Police Archive human rights trial Guatemala disappeances. The estimated 31.7
Protecting Guatemala's National Police Historical Archive A Guest Blog By Ann Harrison Benetech Communications Director Since 2003, Benetech's Martus information management software has helped human rights activists create encrypted databases and back up their data remotely to their choice of publicly available servers.
I announced in this blog last month that judges in Guatemala had found two former police officers guilty in the 1984 forced disappearance of Guatemalan student and union leader Edgar Fernando García. The archive includes documents generated during Guatemala’sinternal armed conflict which took place from 1960 to 1996.
A great radio story aired today on Public Radio International's show, The World, on Guatemala's civil war records. It talks about National Police Archive in Guatemala, and has a quote from Patrick Ball. Clark Boyd of The World took a team to Guatemala earlier this month, and was there for their big election.
T, December 10th, the international community is observing Human Rights Day to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. HRP members produced scientifically sound analysis that is advancing the process of legal justice in Guatemala.
This repository is an important step forward for the people of Guatemala and those seeking information about human rights abuses that occurred during the country’s 36 years of armed internal conflict. You can read more about the Guatemalan National Police Archive digital repository here.
HBO Max will finally make its international debut in June, with the streaming service set to launch in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Latin America rollout is just the first phase of HBO Max’s international debut. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Currently, HBO Max is only available in the United States.
Highlights of this Letter: SocialCoding4Good CityOptions Read2Go and Route 66 Literacy Selected Program Updates Human rights: Legal victory in Guatemala, PBS NewsHour stories Literacy: Major milestones for Bookshare at home and abroad SocialCoding4Good Just funded by the John S. and James L. This is a huge legal victory!
Council members currently include representatives from El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Canada, Kenya, and across the United States. We’re evolving and adapting these principles over time with continued conversations and healthy arguments: Is community-centric fundraising what you do externally, what you do internally, or both?
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is a rich country and, as of 2011, ranks as the most generous nation in the world, 1 only five percent of its charitable giving goes to international causes. Here are three simple reasons why your "heart" may tell you to give to international causes: 1. is a question I often hear people ask. In fact, though the U.S.
In some cases, the information is intended for use in court cases or international prosecution, to support a human rights report, or advocacy campaign. Panelists at the conference included the Guatemala Forensic Anthropology Foundation (FAFG), Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), ICTJ, and DC-Cam.
It wasn’t until 1993, when a reconstruction of these events by American journalist Mark Danner first appeared in The New Yorker , that the full story of the El Mozote massacre was brought to light and sent shock waves through the international community. Dave suggested we rename our idea Martus, the Greek word for “witness.”
The observations presented in this blog post deal with some of the things we have learned while founding and then running a small community development NGO in an indigenous Guatemala village of about 1,500 families, called Chocolá. We consulted the Guatemala NGO Network in Antigua for guidance and attorney/accountant referrals.
Bookshare.org Goes International This year marked my first attendance at the Clinton Global Initiative. My commitment was to take Bookshare.org international, including raising the money for making that possible. Guatemala has a sad history of large scale human rights abuse. Few of these violations have ever been prosecuted.
A Learning History of the CARE LAC - Institute for Strategic Clarity Guatemala Poverty Project. Every non-profit works with “systems” – internal ones relating to how work gets done, issue systems relating to the topic that the NGO is working to address, and mental model systems about strategy. Institute for Strategic Clarity, March 15.
The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in: Africa. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de como hacer Estilos Sociales para el mundo digital. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Automatización de QA para dispositivos móviles y aplicaciones web.
The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Treading Lightly | The Delicate Art of Internal Communications. Guatemala City, Guatemala. Charla con Scripps Networks Interactive en Guatemala. HourofCode Guatemala via @delvallegt.
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in: Africa. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala. Storymakers Events. September 23.
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala. Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Ronda de Negocios Internacional en el Tec. Denver, CO: Beyond Facebook and Twitter: Storytelling Through Social Media. September 23.
Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala, Guatemala: Ronda de negocios internacional en el Tec.
It opened up the question of what roles chefs can play in international development. This year, we have activated kitchens to respond to the volcanoes in Hawaii and Guatemala. Tim helped us there, led our kitchen in Hawaii, and even came with us to Guatemala. Once there, he started doing what he does best -- cook.
The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Innovagt Next Extended Event de #google. Guatemala City, Guatemala: GirlsinICT 2017 #Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: SpaceAppsgt 2017 #bigdata #opendata en #uvg.
The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. The link need to be like so: Africa.
Whether it’s an event on blogging for international development staff, a case study on the rise of the accidental techie , or a training of activists and young leaders from across Latin America there’s probably a NetSquared group by you ! Guatemala, Guatemala: Apoyo a CTI 2014 del CampusTec. Mukono, Uganda.
Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Conversatorio de temas de la Propiedadintelectual via @delvallegt @acmchapter. Guatemala City, Guatemala: #coretic2016 #innovacionfinanciera. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Pechakucha Guatemala Vol.
The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Spaceapps #Guatemala 2015 — #USAC. Guatemala City, Guatemala: GirlsinICT 2015 Guatemala. The link need to be like so: Africa. Asia and Pacific Rim.
The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Certificacion de Auditor Lider de ISO27001. Guatemala City, Guatemala: NetSquared #Pechakucha #Guatemala — Historias Digitales Vol. Africa and Middle East.
The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Global Game Jam — Guatemala 2015. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Ferias de Hardware 2015. The link need to be like so: Africa. Asia and Pacific Rim.
The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Evento de Ciudades Inteligentes — #smartcityhack. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Edudaygt 26 de febrero. Asia and Pacific Rim.
Human Rights Patrick Ball recently spent a month at the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he held office hours and helped prosecutors use quantitative data and statistical analysis to pursue war crimes cases. We've also had major efforts in Burma, Sri Lanka and Guatemala, to name a few; efforts we expect to continue this year.
The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Pechakucha Guatemala — Historias Digitales Vol. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. Africa and Middle East.
The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Hackathon #VIHInfogt #Yorespeto #Yomeinformo. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Tec Networking Day — Quieres hacer negocios en El Salvador? The link need to be like so: Africa.
I also had a glorious week-long experience working along side the co-founders of Wake on the Tech2Empower program in Guatemala. Digital transformation also impacts training and teaching delivery as well as internal collaboration for staff. What about you? What will you accomplish in 2018?
The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Coretic2015 via @abg_ebg. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Spaceapps Guatemala 2015 — #USAC. The link need to be like so: Africa. Asia and Pacific Rim.
As Senior Program Manager of Paths of HOPE at Catholic Charities, I am preparing to lead my team and a group of cross-functional, internal stakeholders, along with our CEO and Senior Management, through a two-day program planning session. And I dont think Im alone. I'd be interested to see your check-in cards.
Donna Callejon with kids in village in Guatemala - the houses, latrines, etc are being built partly with Global Giving support. The international giving community understands better than the US philanthropic community that investing in girls education is one of the single biggest drivers of community health and sustainability.
The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Campaña de Unicef temas Vituales de Niñez en Guatemala 2016. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Evento Regional de #Netsquared #Latinoamerica en Guatemala Pepitalabs.
The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Pechakucha Night en CampusTec Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Hackathon: rallymatematico Guatemala. The link need to be like so: Africa. Asia and Pacific Rim.
The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Ottawa, Ontario: FYI: 3rd International Hockey Analytics Conference. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Expouvg #Computacion 2017 Coloquio. Guatemala City, Guatemala: PechaKucha #Fieldoffice #Cayala #Guatemala.
The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. London, United Kingdom: Uses of Internal, External, and Open Data for Charities. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Internetgt Carta Magna de Internet en Guatemala. The link need to be like so: Africa.
The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Tec Day 2014 con el apoyo de Fundacion Telefonica. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. The link need to be like so: Africa.
Last summer I talked about our great summer interns and fellows and early this year, I sent a copy of our 20th Anniversary Report that talked about our entire history. Benetech President's Update Winter 2011 I’m pleased to provide you you a detailed update on Benetech for the first time in two years.
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