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How America is betraying the hungry children of Africa

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The article shows how we manage to damage agricultural economies and the sustainability of countries with food aid, this time in Malawi. Why are we shipping many tons of American corn to a country that has a bumper crop this year, when it would be cheaper and better to buy Malawi corn? Why indeed?

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Tangents 2-15-2020 Playlist

Robert Weiner

Francesco Turrisi There Is No Other Nonesuch Mabruk Ali Hassan Kuban From Nubia to Cairo Piranha Paire de Bretzels Horse Raddish Haskalah Ignatub Jewish Hora / Buhusher Chusid Di Naye Kapelye A Mazeldiker Yid Oriente Stone’s Throw (for Carla) Teslim Teslim Teslim Argos Farfish Sharhabeel Ahmed Habibi Funk Habibi Funk Avramandole Staff Benda Bilili (..)

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The documentation projects of our partners in Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe have yielded so far six high-quality publications or reports about violations against LGBTI individuals in their communities.

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How Faith-Based Hope Endeavors Effectively Fights the AIDS Epidemic and Changes Lives in the U.S. and Africa

Tech Soup

Two 14-year-old girls, one in the US and one in Malawi, had their lives changed when they joined forces to fight the AIDS epidemic in Africa. This is the story of how a Michigan faith based organization called Hope Endeavors leads significant humanitarian work from a home office.( read more ).

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How Faith-Based Hope Endeavors Effectively Fights the AIDS Epidemic and Changes Lives in the U.S. and Africa

Tech Soup

Two 14-year-old girls, one in the US and one in Malawi, had their lives changed when they joined forces to fight the AIDs epidemic in Africa. Through the creation hope-giving projects that serve the most vulnerable in Malawi, the organization connects U.S.-based The two girls met at Hope Village Orphan Care Center in Malawi.

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Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says

NTEN

In "The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty" , Princeton University professor Peter Singer famously highlights one study in which individuals who were shown a picture of a girl named Rokia and told her story were willing to give far more than when asked to help three million hungry children in Malawi.

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Vote for the Best Social Change and Technology Projects at Netsquared!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Community-Owned Telecenter Project in Malawi. Avatar Action Center. Community Technology Centres for Children And Young Adults in Low and Moderate Income Communities in Madurai India. Digital Divide Data's Project: A Networking Resources for Disadvantaged People in Cambodia and Laos. Farmer 2 Farmer Learning. Foik Micro-Philanthropy Network.