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TechChange was recently brought to Kenya by the Partnership for Peace , a program run by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, to train local leaders from K…
In the technological game of cat and mouse, where activists and governments seek to control the flow of information through digital devices, activists…
As Jordan and I wrap up our FrontlineSMS/Ushahidi training here in Kisumu, Kenya we picked up a number of valuable observations that can be borne in m…
During the protests in Tahrir square, one Egyptian activist tweeted: “We use Facebook to schedule the protests, Twitter to coordinate, and YouTube to…
Jordan and I are happily ensconced at the Partnership for Peace office here in Kisumu, Kenya preparing to facilitate a course with local leaders on th…
Freedom Fone, a service that is essentially an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) recently launched in conjunction with Frontline: SMS. It’s basically…
Two weeks ago I participated in a “Technology and Peacebuilding” course taught by [TechChange](https://www.techchange.org/), at the [School for Confli…
(Cross-posted from Aaron’s Blog) I’ve been a member of Gamespot – a website dedicated to news and discussion on videogames – since 2003. My rank on it…
Have ideas for new models in higher education that use technology and social entrepreneurship? Interested in what universities will look like 10, 20 a…
With the end of the JCU Crisis Mapping class in sight, discussions have turned to the future of this emerging field and practice. Two classes were ded…
Over the weekend TechChange had the opportunity to teach a two-day course on Technology and Peacebuilding at the School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) at George Mason…
The revolutions sweeping the Middle East and North Africa have captured the collective attention of the world, and with good reason: the images of millions mobilized in Cairo,…
I had the opportunity to attend a conference at USAID a fewweeks ago on the theme of Knowledge Management (KM) for Development (http://kdid.org/kmic). It was a great space to…
Moved by images of buildings crumbling like sand castles and children wandering the streets crying for parents buried in the rubble, I donated $10 to the Yéle Haiti…
TED events are always engaging and yesterday's TEDx event in San Francisco proved to be no exception. The theme (and hashtag) was #ALIVE and the topics presented generally…
When an innovator is struck with a new idea for a technology, his or her first thought isn't naturally "How can this be used for a humanitarian, development,…
On May 16 th 2011, Washington DC's Newseum – interactive media museum that instills an appreciation of the importance of a free press and the US' First Amendment…
(Cross-posted from Aaron's blog) For all the talk about games-based learning and gamification of the classroom, I'm surprised the question of assessment hasn't come up as often as it…
Last Wednesday, Ashoka delivered a terrific panel conversation at the World Bank called, Public Goods through Social Enterprises: Creating Hybrid Value Chains. Bill Drayton and Valeria Budinich spearheaded the…
How can digital activists harness new technologies, tools, and platforms to be as effective as possible in their work? Digital organizing has arguably been at the heart of…