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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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Live now: The founder of The Muse answers your entrepreneurship questions via video. Get involved!

The Next Web

Before founding The Muse, Kathryn worked on vaccine introduction in Rwanda and Malawi with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and previously at the management consultancy McKinsey & Company. She was recently listed in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Media for the second year in a row and Inc.’s s 15 Women to Watch in Tech.

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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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Swoop Aero’s drones hit a million items delivered as the company raises for expansion

TechCrunch

Swoop has been providing transport and delivery of medical materials — medications as well as things like samples for labs — in south Malawi, DR Congo and other locations for the last three years, and recently delivered its millionth item and completed its 20,000th flight. This success has led to USAID awarding $1.5

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Using Technology to Build Transparency That Brings Long-Term Support

Allegiance Group

The experience ends with a virtual reality (VR) component where you meet Grace, a real person from Malawi. All your senses are engaged — you can even carry something heavy as you walk. You see Grace’s life before and after she gains access to clean water. The Experience Lab opens in December 2024 in Franklin, Tennessee.

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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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8 startups that leveraged products for social good, and where they’re headed in 2014

The Next Web

Charity:water’s latest campaign for 2014 is focused around donating to the people of Malawi, Africa. Content partnerships (with media sites such as Upworthy) are largely responsible for charity:water’s brand awareness. A video released on December 23 garnered 4K YouTube views in just three hours.

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