Giving Compass' Take:
- Organizations and nonprofits around the globe are starting to use technology and network connectivity to empower underserved communities, helps countries and communities to reestablish communications after natural disasters such as hurricanes or earthquakes.
- How can donors help these organizations and provide them with the necessary funds to achieve these positive goals?
- Read more about using technology for the greater good.
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How do we as a planet go from poverty to prosperity? From hunger to abundance? From vulnerable to protected? These are some of our most complex challenges, and they will take a sustained, collective effort to solve.
But around the world, global problem solvers – individuals, businesses, and other organizations — are using technology to find creative solutions.
With the power to create a bridge between what’s hoped for and what can be, technology is a driving force for change more than ever before.
For example, in India social-enterprise Anudip trains rural women and youthwho are educated but have limited employment prospects on technology skills that are in high-demand, allowing them to break the cycle of poverty. Anudip has trained more than 85,000 people since 2007, helping 75% of them to start careers in technology.
Read the full article about using technology for good at Global Citizen.