Lead: Sherif Topic: Introduction URL Link: http://www.blogactionday.org/ Key Points: Introduction to what blog action day is and the topic....    "Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion."  http://site.blogactionday.org/about/ October 15 This years topic is : Poverty Topics covered : Ways you can help fight poverty through the web Web 2.0 Sites that help fight poverty Discuss what tech organisations are doing to help overcome poverty Down Under: A close look at what some people in Manly are doing to help fight poverty and increase awareness Labels: kiva, site-review, blog Lead: Sherif Topic: Web2.0 Site review - Kiva.org URL Link(s): http://www.kiva.org/about/how/ Key points: Microfinancing - how it works, creative thinking and for a good cause. Bit of background: Been around for 3 years,  $1 million in our first year. By Year 2, we reached $10 million (thanks Oprah viewers!). By our 3rd birthday, we've passed $40 million and supported over 90,000 entrepreneurs. What can you get Kiva for our birthday? $1.5 million.     * $44,913,200 raised     * 98% repayment rate     * 93,676 entrepreneurs funded     * 342,944 Kiva users     * 149 countries represented Kiva partners with existing expert microfinance institutions. Backed by Clinton Global Initiative EY Partnered with Kiva recently: http://commitments.clintonglobalinitiative.org/projects.htm?mode=view&rid=211688&utm_source=jg&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=jg%5FKiva+Newsletter%3A+It%92s+Our+3rd+Birthday+and+Guess+What+We%92re+Asking+For%85+%28183807659%29&utm_content=sherifgmansour%40gmail%2Ecom Help facilitate the transparent flow of information and funds between individual lenders, micro-finance institutions, and borrowers..., estimated value: $1M US Social networking aspect: Facebook app etc...  Labels: site-review Lead: John Topic: One Laptop Per Child URL Link: http://laptop.org  Key Points:  http://laptop.org/laptop/hardware/specs.shtml Tech :  AMD 433 Mhz CPU, 256MB RAM, 1GB Flash Drive, 7.5 inch 1200×900 pixel screen.  Less than one tenth of standard laptop power consumption, colour or high visibility black and white (for visibility in directsun), Ffor use at home and where power is not available—the XO can be solar or foot powered. It will come with at least two of three options: a crank, a pedal, or a pull-cord.  Very kid friendly hardy design - no hdd to break  "It's not a laptop program, it's an education program" Fixing these problems can sometimes be done with education alone, but can never be done without education To donate : http://laptopfoundation.org/en/participate/ $200 for a laptop Labels: tech-news Lead: Sherif Topic: Google & Technoserve URL Link(s): http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/17/googleorg-targets-climate-change-poverty-and-emerging-threats/ http://www.google.org/ http://www.technoserve.org/who_we_are/default.aspx Key Points: Short into to Google.org (not just to fight poverty) - Help solve the world problems Google.org has committed over $85 million in grants and investments to further our five initiatives (Environment, Poverty...) Google.org working to help fight poverty "Fuel the Growth of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: supporting efforts to lower transaction costs to invest in SMEs in the developing world, create opportunities to access larger financial markets and make investments in this sector. $4.7 million grant to TechnoServe to provide general support to expand Technoserve’s efforts to support enterprises, spur job creation, and strengthen poverty alleviation programs globally, and to develop and implement a business plan competition to support entrepreneurs in Ghana and Tanzania." Technoserve similar to Kiva - but more at a program level, not an individual level. http://www.technoserve.org/ Labels: google Lead: John Topic: i-my-name campaign URL Link(s): http://www.youtube.com/inmyname, http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/25/youtube-fights-global-poverty-with-in-my-name/, http://www.whitebandaction.org/ Key points: Videos calling for action on the UNs 8 Millennium Development Goals from yr 2000 Doesn't render in chrome!! Will.i.Am from Black Eyed Peas (Not the famous live octopus eating William from our office - sorry I couldn't find him on YouTube :)) Labels: youtube Lead: Sherif Topic: Manly Mando, Aussie-based Poverty-action site URL Link(s): http://www.manly-manado.org.au/ Key Points: Aussie example of a poverty awareness and action site, established in 2005 Where is Manly to Manado? Manly - Suburb in Sydney Australia Manado - Part of Sulawasi Island in Indonesia  What is Manly to Manado? "Create awareness of, and take action against, the mutual poverty that exists within both communities, through a relational connection." Hang on - Mutual Poverty?! What the?! - Referring to the Relational, Spirtual, Emotional poverty in devleoped communities (in this case Manly) and the Material and Social poverty in Manando. Read more about this here: http://www.manly-manado.org.au/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=26702 Whats been done? Raising funds for Mico-loans for Mando  Increasing awareness of Poverty in manly through poetry competitions (Primary schools) "Action packs" for primary schools in the manly area - awareness People gone form Manly to teach classes at the Manado commuity (rubbish dumps) Fundraising dinners Read the "Transformation" section - of peoples LIves in manly being transformed (with the experiences), as well as peoples lives in Manado being transformed Web 2.0 elements: Facebook group, Youtube Video Chanel, Vodcasts and RSS feed Labels: site-review

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