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Brief documentary from the Open Translation Tools summit in Zagreb, Croatia – organized by Aspiration, well-attended by Global Voices and other open translation advocates
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William Kamkwamba makes the front of the Wall Street Journal – a good piece with cautions about whether people are supporting William simply due to his inspring story
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Sympathetic review of the OLPC XO… from a British nine year old who used the machine to befriend kids in Nigeria. Can’t wait until mine arrives
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Useful overview of Mbeki/Zuma split within South Africa’s ANC, and an intriguing argument that this division is a sign of South Africa political maturity
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The rise of microcredit in Bangladesh may have helped spread the rise of dowry payments. This, in turn is proving to be a factor in violence against women. The solution isn’t the elimination of microcredit, but a joint campaign against violence against wo
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Excellent video introduction to one of the more fascinating, scary, challenging and hopeful cities in the world – Lagos. Far from comprehensive, but a great visual intro for folks who haven’t spent much time in West Africa
December 13th, 2007 at 8:28 pm
Lagos lives!