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SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the world’s next bread basket, one solar water pump at a time

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After winning second place in a business plan competition sponsored by NYU, the two men decided to prove that they should have won first. The two began a friendship and discussed potential business opportunities stemming from a paper Nichols had read about renewable energy applications in the agriculture industry.

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Window for charity - Local News - The Aucklander

AFP Blog

Window for charity - Local News - The Aucklander : "A Skype connection allows a Remuera family to 'meet' one of the African children they have sponsored for the cost of a few cups of coffee, writes Rebecca Blithe.

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

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Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO. Lusaka, Zambia: Website Building and Designing Using WordPress for Nonprofits. Lusaka, Zambia: Social Media Surgery. Brooklyn, New York: The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact Without Burnout.

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

Have Fun - Do Good

He ended up running for about 1,500 miles all the way to Zambia, arriving with nothing but the clothes on his back, about 90 pounds, and showing up at a refugee camp where he knew nobody. He was the first person that we sponsored to our High School Education Program, and he was able to complete his education.