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Innovation, Technology and Philanthropy

Posted by: gimster on: October 11, 2007

Heard of the One Laptop Per Child project? And its cool Give a Laptop and Get One idea?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20955583/
Or World Challenge, an annual global competition that seeks out projects and businesses that not only make a profit, but also put something back into the community.
http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/
And the INDEX prize:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20447426/
And:

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‘Transformers – A few of the groups that are making a difference’

Posted by: gimster on: October 4, 2007

1. Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria:
theglobalfund.org
2. Save the Children:
savethechildren.org
3. Nothing But Nets:
nothingbutnets.org
4. Doctors Without Borders:
doctorswithoutborders.org
5. GAVI Alliance:
gavialliance.org
Read more about the work done by these groups in this Newsweek article by Bill Gates. The above list was included in the print version of this article.



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