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Paying It Forward – How Education Can Create a Better Environment for Future Generations

Posted by  on Friday, March 29th 2013     
Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh, PhD, is a professor of Environmental Engineering and Management at Asian Institute of Technology. Photo credit: Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh

In celebration of Women’s History month, USAID interviews Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh, PhD, a professor at Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand. Read more >>

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The Transformational Power of Science

Posted by  on Friday, March 29th 2013     
Christa Hasenkopf (third from left) with PEER group at an air quality monitoring station in Ulaanbaatar in 2012. Photo credit: Christa Hasenkopf

In celebration of Women’s History month, USAID interviews Christa Hasenkopf, NSF International Research Fellow, who has been working on mitigating air pollution in Mongolia. Read more >>

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Digitizing Education

Posted by  on Wednesday, March 27th 2013     
Students play a mobile game in Kenya. Photo credit: Ed Owles, Worldview

In celebration of Women’s History month, USAID interviews Catherine Oliver Smith, COO and Co-Founder of Urban Planet Mobile, aimed to develop and distribute digital education worldwide. Read more >>

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Women Working in Innovation is Not Rocket Science

Posted by  on Friday, March 15th 2013     
Le-Marie Thompson is the founder of Nettadonna, LLC, a product development company. Photo credit: Le-Marie Thompson

Le-Marie Thompson, from Bowie, Md., won a first place prize in USAID and Humanity United’s Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention. Read more >>

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Conscious Tourism: Plan Your Next Vacation

Posted by  on Thursday, March 14th 2013     
Fiona Mati is founder of Yipe!, a resource portal for young Kenyan entrepreneurs. Photo credit: Fiona Mati

Fiona Mati, from Kenya, wins second prize in the second round of the Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention. Read more >>

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USAID and CISCO to Establish Networking Academies in Burma

Posted by  on Thursday, March 7th 2013     
Maura O'Neill, Chief Innovation Officer,l at 2013 Mobile World Congress. Photo credit: Visa

Last week in Burma, USAID hosted a technology delegation with the top American companies in the industry. Read more >>

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Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention: Introducing Our 1st Round of Winners

Posted by  on Thursday, February 14th 2013     
TechChallenge

In the fall, Humanity United partnered with USAID to launch the Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention. We are incredibly excited to announce the winners of the first round of the Challenge. Read more >>

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USAID Contest to Recognize Pioneers in Science and Technology for Development

Posted by  on Wednesday, February 6th 2013     
USAID-related science programs assist in expanding training for people around the globe. Photo credit: Zahur Ramji (AKDN)

USAID Office of Science and Technology (OST) is excited to announce the Agency’s first-ever Science and Technology Pioneers Prize contest Read more >>

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Communication is Aid: Old and New Technologies Make Aid More Effective

Posted by  on Friday, January 4th 2013     
Shujaaz.FM main character DJ Boyie pirates airtime to talk about what's important to youth

Participants of the ‘Communication is Aid: Humanitarian, Media and Technology Collaboration’ event, held in Nairobi, Kenya in early December discuss how communication is used as aid. Read more >>

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At Datajam, Innovators and Entrepreneurs Unleash Open Data for Global Development

Posted by  on Thursday, January 3rd 2013     
Administrator Shah and CTO Park discuss open data's impact in development. Photo Credit: USAID.

USAID and the White House explored new ways of leveraging open data for development at Datajam event on December 10 Read more >>

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