Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 22, 2013

Think of the freedom that can be promoted by greater sharing of the benefits of science and technology: freedom from hunger, from thirst, from illness, freedom from ignorance, illiteracy, from lack of education, freedom from human rights abuses, from tyranny.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have left massive casualties in its wake. With thousands dead and more now homeless as a result of these earthquakes, it’s imperative that relief organizations mobilize quickly to help stabilize the situation in Turkey and Syria. Feed the Hunger, Inc. Feed the Hunger, Inc.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

A group in Syria with 340,000 members has posts showing looters uncovering a mosaic. In the comments, Athar documented one user saying the mosaic shouldn’t be removed, while another responded with laughing emojis saying: “Die of hunger for the history of the country.”. Photo courtesy of Athar Project.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 23, 2016

3 World Vision: “Prayer for Syria” (90 sec). Beautifully shot with no implicit call for support, “Prayer for Syria” is a neat hat trick of micro/macro storytelling. 7 Feeding America: “Four faces of Hunger” (website). 4 War Child: “Moms” (60 sec).

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