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so this new post should result in a new tweet being created in Twitter : )
We live in a society that is online, mobile, wireless, but yet totally out of touch with the plight of thousands of people struggling just simply for daily survival. What has become everyday necessities to us, would make the world of difference to their lives.
Today is Blog Action Day – a nonprofit event aiming to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters in a fight against Poverty. As part of this, we wanted to take a look at what ways the realm of technology can be used in the fight against poverty.
Here are some examples of initiatives already using technology to help the fight against poverty:
One Laptop per Child – http://laptop.org/
Helping the world’s poorest children by providing them each with a low-cost, low-power connected laptop.
Computer Aid International – http://www.computeraid.org/donorsintro.htm
100% of donated computers that pass quality tests are provided to not-for-profit organisations in the developing world
Benetech – http://www.benetech.org/
Developing technology that truly helps the World.
Grameen Foundation – http://www.grameenfoundation.org/what_we_do/technology_programs/
Combining the power of microfinance, technology and innovative solutions to defeat global poverty.
Only One Pound – http://www.onlyonepound.org/index.aspx
Forget Ebay, use this online auction tool instead.
The Internet (a little online education goes a long way)
Indian man finding jobs scarce uses the internet to help him find work through http://babajob.com/
News Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/technology/30poor.html
So you see – technology can help in the fight against poverty. Have an old computer? Donate it! No need for those already read books on the shelf? Auction them!
This is just a snapshot of the ways that technology can help in some small way. Perhaps everyone should take the time to look at ways to use technology to help others, rather than looking for the next technological advancement to help themselves. Then, maybe we could do our part to make poverty a thing of the past.
If you have know of any other great poverty-fighting initiatives, please add their links below.