Weekly Hot Hits in Global Development!
How is social media changing the world? Check out this week’s hottest hits in the realm of global development!
1. http://www.greengrants.org/index.php
The Global Greengrants Fund is a program that relies upon a collaborative volunteer team of grant advisors including scientists, journalists, and teachers to identify grant recipients and review applications. Operating through this transparent model since 1993, the Global Greengrants Fund has awarded more than 3,500 grants to recipients in 120 countries!
1 Goal is a partnership between Fifa, World Cup 2010, and Education for All to raise awareness about the Millennium Development Goal to educate all children by 2015. Using the World Cup (the world’s biggest single sporting event!!) as a platform, 1 Goal hopes to raise awareness, money, and support for children’s education!
3. http://www.crisscrossed.net/2009/05/11/mobile-activism-in-africa/
The Crisscrossed Blog explores the growing network of mobile phones in Africa and the activist implications of this widespread technology.
4. http://www.changemakers.com/en-us/competitions
Changemakers employs the nascent technology of crowdsourcing to solve global development problems. If everyone loves a little competition, why not compete for solutions to pressing world issues?!
5. http://www.tigweb.org/about/what/technology.html
Taking It Global is a very impressive educational organization that facilitates global classroom partnerships, youth activism, and educational resources. They do it all!
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