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How America is betraying the hungry children of Africa

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

One of the things I often talk about in my public speaking is the continuum that goes from pure profit orientation to pure charity. The article shows how we manage to damage agricultural economies and the sustainability of countries with food aid, this time in Malawi. Why indeed?

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Using Technology to Build Transparency That Brings Long-Term Support

Allegiance Group

For instance, charity: water has a 100% model , where every public donation funds sustainable clean water projects, and private donors cover its operational costs. Like the Van Gogh and Meow Wolf pop-up exhibits, charity: water is building an Experience Lab for the public.

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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 Image Credits: Swoop Aero.

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How can nonprofits build public trust through accountability to beneficiaries?

ASU Lodestar Center

The Trust Barometer 2021 Global Report reports that businesses are now the only institution trusted by the public, not nonprofits. Reading Tory Martin’s ideas for rebuilding public trust through participation and transparency led me to explore how nonprofits can rebuild public trust through accountability to beneficiaries.

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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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Clean energy firm Husk signs UN energy compact as it begins solar mini-grid expansion in Nigeria, rest of Africa

TechCrunch

Husk is committed to powering households, but our focus is first and foremost on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and public institutions like health clinics and schools. In November last year, Husk launched its first six mini-grids in Nigeria, and is looking to have 100 operational within two years.

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mPharma, a telehealth pioneer out of Ghana, gets physical with 100 virtual centers across Africa

TechCrunch

Patients in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, and Ethiopia, where mPharma has a presence, are set to benefit from the virtual consultations. It is raising more funding to further grow its business across the continent. “If

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