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The Big Push Campaign By Patrick Doherty You don't need to be a brain surgeon to understand that basic, accessible healthcare is a human right denied to many of those in the developing world, particularly children. The good news is that we are winning Read More...
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Mary Mwende, Youth Beneficiary, Global Give Back Circle (By Patrick Doherty) By Patrick Doherty At the Social Good Summit , many of the speakers stressed the importance of helping women and girls become more educated, healthier, and better protected. Read More...
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By Patrick Doherty Last weekend's Social Good Summit (SGS) brought together a vast array of thinkers, innovators, philanthropists, politicians, journalists, social activists and, of course, celebrities to discuss the power of technology and social media Read More...
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By Patrick Doherty This coming weekend (September 22nd to 24th), the Social Good Summit is on again in New York City and we will be there. Held during UN Week when world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly , the event unites people from around Read More...
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With the increasing speed of IT innovation, it's become commonplace to remark on the "leapfrog effect," where lagging adopters of new technology end up gaining an advantage over the first movers because the technology is so much better by the time they Read More...
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"Our engineers will not lead by being repairmen," said TED Fellow and social entrepreneur Dr. Ndubuisi "ND" Ekekwe. Ekekwe believes that Africa has the potential to be a leading innovator in the next wave of electronics design, in 21st century industries Read More...
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Congratulations to Paradigm Initiative Nigeria , the wide-ranging social enterprise dedicated to increasing ICT skills and capacity for economic development in Nigeria, for being named one of this year's Global Social Enterprise Incubator (GSBI) recipients. Read More...
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Via Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish blog, just saw this great piece by Jenny Aker an Isaac Mbiti in the Boston Review, looking at the spread of mobile telephony in Africa over the past decade. This trend, of course, is at the center of the dynamics driving Read More...
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Cybercrime is so pervasive in Nigeria that the most common form online email scam is known as the Nigerian Con, or 419 (referring to the section of Nigerian penal code that prohibits it). We've all seen them: the notes from bankers, deposed ministers, Read More...
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Infrastructure to support Young World tech entrepreneurs continues to advance, despite the ongoing global slowdown. One of the coolest examples is the new iHub in Nairobi, Kenya, slated to open on March 3. According to our friends at Ushahidi : The iHub Read More...
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