February 2013
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Burma's first Literary Festival! →
nomadic-wandering:
Wishing success to Myanmar’s first Literary festival after years of censorship and smothered freedoms! All best to all the writers and readers!
January 2013
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Long road ahead for Afghan women - Heather Barr... →
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““Many young people will go abroad, maybe travel to African countries; what would...”
– Leymah Gbowee, African peace advocate (youtube podcast)
Agreed - we need far more humility from international volunteers and around volunteer messaging and communications.
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'First' Afghan female rapper seeks reason with...
pakistank2:
KABUL: Sporting a long leather coat and western jeans under a headscarf, Soosan Feroz looks like many modern women in Kabul.
But she is a surprising new phenomenon in this conservative country – the nation’s first female rapper.
Her lyrics though are not unfamiliar for many of her fellow countrywomen – she raps of rape, abuse and atrocities that Afghan women have endured...
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What's at stake for Afghan women - Gayle Tzemach... →
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October 2012
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“She knew her voice was important, so she spoke up for the rights of children....”
– Malala Yousafzai, the brave fourteen-year-old girl who wrote about the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education, is in critical condition after surgery. She risked her life to send the world the message that every girl deserves an education. Let’s honor Malala today by amplifying her voice. (via...
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We're Hiring!
buildingmarkets:
We have positions available in Ottawa, New York, Yangon, and Monrovia - apply now!
Of particular note is the open position of Executive Assistant to the CEO, otherwise known as The Worst Job in Ottawa. As Scott himself says,
“Let’s be frank. It’s a hard job. You need to stare at me across a desk all day. I have Al Jazeera blaring on the office TV, and I often throw nerf balls...
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We're Hiring!
We have positions available in Ottawa, New York, Yangon, and Monrovia - apply now!
Of particular note is the open position of Executive Assistant to the CEO, otherwise known as The Worst Job in Ottawa. As Scott himself says,
“Let’s be frank. It’s a hard job. You need to stare at me across a desk all day. I have Al Jazeera blaring on the office TV, and I often throw nerf balls when asking...
September 2012
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Cyber cafes of Port-au-Prince
tatewatkins:
Dumas Maçon and I reported on Port-au-Prince cyber cafes for Haiti Rewired. The cafes are ubiquitous in Port-au-Prince and a relatively cheap way to use the internet for an hour or two. But given decreasing costs of internet access and growing investment in infrastructure, they may get creatively destroyed in coming years, or at least have to transition into something more like...
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Watchafootballreport:
Inspired by Ryan Giggs and FC Barcelona, the Afghan Women’s Football Team is overcoming all obstacles to play the beautiful game
Although Afghanistan may be drowned in mountainous politcal problems, that situation has not prevented the Women’s National Team from playing the beautiful game which many of us take for granted. They’ve surpassed heavy barriers such as religion and...
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Egg Pie Baskets (and other fundraising strategies)
Here at Building Markets, we have a tendency to put all our eggs in one basket. The eggs, in this case, are our donors. Supporting entrepreneurs with high impact services requires resources, and there are only so many donors who can foot the bill. We depend on these donors, and we are extremely grateful to them. But it doesn’t mean that we couldn’t make our monotonous pie look a little bit more...
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Labour Day means supporting labourers: Help us... →
You can help us get a permanent profile on Global Giving by contributing just $10 - not only will this help us, it will help hundreds of entrepreneurs and enterprises in developing countries like Liberia, Afghanistan, and Haiti access new business and support their families and economies.
You’ve got $10, right? BOOM. Make your Labour Day long weekend full of change for hardworking people...
August 2012
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Haiti links: Carnaval des Fleurs wraps; PM Lamothe...
tatewatkins:
1. Carnaval des Fleurs, a mardi-gras-in-July festival that had not been held in decades, concluded early yesterday morning. The Caribbean Journal has photos. Le Nouvelliste (fr) has a mixed review, placing the event “between popular success and artistic failure.” Here is AlterPresse (fr) on some of the controversy around holding the event, which some see as linked to the Duvalier...
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The top four, best places I visited in...
huwaida-f:
Ahmad Shah Masood’s mausoleum: Ahmad Shah is the national hero of Afghanistan. His mausoleum is located on a top of a hill overlooking at a beautiful valley. (below the picture of the mausoleum, and the beautiful valley)
Lese Malali: it was a nice experience to visit the school where my mother taught Mathematics to the senior classes. The school is huge, and is filled with green...
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Following the money in Haiti →
Thirty-one months after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, many questions remain about how international aid dollars have been spent in the country. Up until now, a lack of data with which to address these questions has frustrated efforts to evaluate the impact of humanitarian and development projects on the daily lives of Haitian people and the long-term reconstruction process.
Today, we share...
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dfrezh:
“Low Hanging Fruit”
I love Alanna Shaikh. Do yourself a favor, and check out her blog if you haven’t already.
You know what I would love to do? I’d love to start an effort devoted entirely to solving the easy problems in the world. Not a new NGO; you know how I feel about that, but a division within a major existing group. It would be funded by donations, not...
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Impact on the scale of the Afghan economy →
We’re releasing our report on the impact of our project in Afghanistan, and it’s full of great nuggets - from 130 000 jobs created by Afghans for Afghans to over $1 billion redirected into the Afghan economy. If you don’t have time to read it, take a sneak peak at the link. We’re super proud, and we hope you are too.
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Even the Taliban eat ice-cream →
guardian:
The life of the Herat Ice-Cream factory in Afghanistan
July 2012
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worldapartmovement asked: Hey, I'm a 19 year old student who has recently begun to try the tricky world of entrepreneurship. I've created a for profit organization (with giving at it's core) where I design and sell iPhone cases and send over 75% of the proceeds to women's education in Afghanistan. Right now, I'm donating to Afghan Institute of Learning, but I'm sure there are a multitude of...
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Support our campaign to help entrepreneurs in... →
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J (of Tales From the Hood) has three wishes to... →
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June 2012
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Short-Term Environmental Compliance Specialist... →
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Overselling mobile money in Haiti
tatewatkins:
Cross-posted at Haiti Rewired
Mobile money has been trumpeted as a means to transform financial transactions in Haiti, where only about 10 percent of people use traditional banks but 85 percent of households have access to a mobile phone.
About a year after the earthquake, USAID and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced plans to fund a mobile money initiative in Haiti...
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Taking The Ultimate Risk in Writing →
oneworldbooks:
Taking the ultimate risk in writing: Naomi Benaron, author of Running the Rift, discusses the Afghan Women’s Writing Project, and the importance of recognising writing as a human right.
The AWWP is such a great initiative.
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A dance with impact measurement: our work in... →
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Watchpositive-press-daily:
Afghanistan’s first Bowling Alley
Businesswoman is rebuilding the country, one strike at a time.
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