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Developing IT Pros of the Future in Rwanda

I have worked as a Microsoft Certified Trainer since 2004. In March 2012, I heard about a program called the NetHope Academy that was going to be launched in Rwanda. After doing some research, I learned that the NetHope Academy provides internships and training to promising youth in the developing world. The idea is to provide them with the opportunities they need so that they can begin their careers as IT professionals. I contacted NetHope and was invited to lead their first Academy “Boot Camp” in Rwanda. So many of these young people just can’t bridge the gap...

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04/27/2012 | Global Philanthropy and its New Focus on “Collective Impact”

04/22/2012 | Humanitarian Relief: NGOs and the U.S. Government

04/10/2012 | Rwanda: New ICT Academy Targets Software Development

04/04/2012 | What tech businesses need to survive in a time of flux

03/29/2012 | Building Bridges for Student Success

03/20/2012 | NetHope Academy Africa Launches

03/09/2012 | Education pays off for investors and students

03/01/2012 | Computer Science students lead the way to redevelopment in Haiti

02/22/2012 | Now is our time, this is our place to give back: Support NetHope!

02/10/2012 | Inveneo bringing broadband to developing countries

02/06/2012 | Diversity, Innovation and Sustainability at Rio+2.0

02/01/2012 | Microsoft Celebrates 20 Years of Certification

01/30/2012 | 20 Years 20 Ways: Helping to seed the careers of young IT pros and students around the world

01/26/2012 | A Banker’s Dream

01/28/2012 | Microsoft and NetHope help aspiring IT professionals learn technology

01/21/2012 | Interview with Kelvin Cantafio, NetHope

01/19/2012 | Three Tech Trends Shaping a Bright Global Future

12/29/2011 | Tom Arnold: Sowing seeds of hope as famine fight goes global

12/01/2011 | Stop Human Sex Trafficking App Challenge

11/21/2011 | The Rise of the Connected Non-Profit

11/18/2011 | Wired in to developing needs

11/08/2011 | Technology Leaders from Leading Global NGOs Gather in Ireland for NetHope Summit

10/21/2011 | Fonkoze welcomes NetHope Academy interns

10/10/2011 | Trio Ditches Corporate America to Serve Nonprofits

10/05/2011 | Office 365: Non-Profit Moves to Cloud for Global Relief

09/22/2011 | Growing the Next Generation of Technology and IT Leaders in the Developing World

09/22/2011 | Accenture Awards NetHope US$1.4 Million to Expand IT Training Academy

09/19/2011 | Concern to bring global tech summit to Ireland

08/29/2011 | ‘NetHope’ bridges technology gap during disasters

08/02/2011 | IAEM Announces Winners of 2011 Global Awards Competition

08/10/2011 | Influential international charity CIO to speak at Charity IT Conference 2011

08/19/2011 | Collaborate or wither

08/08/2011 | Letting Go: Leveraging Office365 towards a Serverless NGO

07/14/2011 | NetHope Sees Mutual Value Add in Disaster Relief Partnerships

04/15/2011 | Rethinking Fundraising for Today’s ‘New Philanthropy’

04/07/2011 | Haitian university emerges from the rubble – deconstructed, reconstructed

03/29/2011 | Growing Hope for a Better Haiti

03/25/2011 | Microsoft employees, nonprofits team up on Japan laptop project

03/18/2011 | Communication Is the Lifeblood of Rescue Operations in Japan

03/14/2011 | Japan Earthquake: Tech Volunteers, Companies Rally Response

02/16/2011 | The Promise of Mobile Technology

01/25/2011 | NetHope Addresses the Shared Norms for a New Reality

01/26/2011 | Cyber security global threat

01/13/2011 | Microsoft and NGOs helping Haiti recover through technology

01/12/2011 | What Haiti needs most, one year post-quake

01/10/2011 | Rebuilding Haiti, One Story At a Time

11/22/2010 | Helping NGOs Crowd-Source Solutions from Students-NetHope Participates in Imagine Cup Solve This

12/04/2010 | Being a good corporate citizen can be good business, too

12/08/2010 | New Clinton Bush Haiti Fund Grant Will Bring Connectivity to Rural Communities

11/22/2010 | Microsoft Alumni Foundation builds network for change

09/16/2010 | US Chamber announces corporate citizenship award finalists

09/01/2010 | How Technology and Communication Can Aid in Pakistan Flood Relief

07/01/2010 | Meet Claire Bonilla, Microsoft’s Disaster Response Maven

07/13/2010 | Haiti Emergency Response—Will Next Time Be Any Different?

05/12/2010 | NetHope’s “Network Relief Kit” fits in a backpack!

04/21/2010 | Interview with Ed Granger-Happ, innovative founder of NetHope

05/05/2010 | Accenture; BSI, Ltd. and NetHope Launch eLearning Initiative with the Tanzania Ministry of Education

05/14/2010 | How Haiti got the Internet back, with help from a guy in Seattle

03/25/2010 | Is Kenya inching closer to being next Silicon Valley?

03/17/2010 | An Innovative, Collaborative Tech Nonprofit to Change the World

03/17/2010 | NetHope Receives Productivity Software Donation from Adobe

02/15/2010 | NetHope CEO Interview Regarding Business Process Outsourcing on KTN TV (Nairobi, Kenya)

02/11/2010 | CHF Haiti Update: Notes from the Field—Feb 11

02/09/2010 | VoIP helps Haiti relief effort

02/09/2010 | Save the Children Uses Technology During the Haiti Earthquake Emergency

02/05/2010 | Wireless Internet Saves Lives in Haiti

02/05/2010 | How to Connect Port-au-Prince with a Wireless Network

02/03/2010 | Ocean Grove man lends hand in Haiti

01/31/2010 | Bottom Line: Inveneo uses Wi-Fi to help in Haiti

01/28/2010 | The Business of Giving: Update on Haiti donations and events

01/27/2010 | Feature: Technology lessons from Haiti

01/27/2010 | How Broadband is Helping Haiti

01/27/2010 | Geeks For Haiti Work To Restore Communications

01/25/2010 | Creating Communications Networks for Relief Groups in Haiti

01/19/2010 | Engineers Race to Restore Communications after Haiti Quake

01/18/2010 | The Haiti Tragedy: Why Is There Digital Silence?

01/18/2010 | NetHope Bringing Internet Connectivity to Haiti

01/17/2010 | Bringing Technology and Communication to Haiti

01/16/2010 | Northwest companies among top donors to Haiti relief

01/15/2010 | Technology comes to the aid of Haiti

01/15/2010 | Help Haiti disaster relief efforts… with technology

01/14/2010 | Microsoft to donate $1.25M for Haiti relief

01/14/2010 | Tech companies pitch in for Haiti relief

01/14/2010 | Tech Lends a Hand in Haiti

01/14/2010 | Satellites to the Rescue

01/12/2010 | Haiti Earthquake Relief: How You Can Help

01/13/2010 | Supporting Relief Efforts in Haiti

01/08/2010 | Accenture and NetHope Launch First IT Help Desk for International Non-Government Organizations

12/16/2009 | The Tyranny of the Pie Chart: How Unrealistic Operating Budgets Starve NGOs

12/07/2009 | Over 10 million to benefit from new IT drive

05/18/2009 | Nonprofit consortium, NetHope, formed to share technology

10/29/2009 | Intel hosts webinar on ICT for mobile field workers

10/30/2009 | Mobile-volunteering puts thumbs to work for good causes

10/01/2009 | Worst-Case Internet: The Network Relief Kit brings online connectivity to disaster

04/09/2009 | Charities battle world’s woes with technology

05/21/2009 | Nonprofits Sometimes on Cutting Edge of Technology

05/19/2009 | CIOs brainstorm humanitarian, conservation projects

11/08/2008 | In Crisis, Remote Access

05/20/2009 | Mobile money and other technology made for philanthropy

04/08/2009 | Intel Chairman Announces Winners of INSPIRE•EMPOWER Challenge

NetHope, Inveneo, Cisco Connect Dadaab Agencies With High-Speed Network For Collaboration

With support from, USAID, Microsoft and UNHCR, the new data services enable bandwidth-intensive, intra-agency collaboration for Horn of Africa aid agencies Dadaab, Kenya, May 7, 2012 – The worst drought and famine in more than 60 years has placed strain on humanitarian agencies working in Dadaab, Kenya and calls for better-coordinated relief efforts. A new collaboration network installed by NetHope, Inveneo and Cisco and supported by multiple Kenyan service providers enable humanitarian agencies to function better, communicate better...

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05/01/2012 | Jill Stasz Harris joins NetHope as First Managing Director, Administration

10/14/2011 | Conservation International Joins NetHope

06/23/2011 | Grameen Foundation Joins Growing NetHope Team as the 33rd Member Organization

06/17/2011 | Advanced Practical VSAT Training Launched in Nairobi

06/15/2011 | NetHope, USAID and DNA Foundation Launch Mobile Trafficking App Contest in Russia and the Region

05/11/2011 | NetHope Welcomes Compassion International as its 32nd Member

03/18/2011 | NetHope Academy’s Inaugural Class Graduates in Haiti

11/17/2010 | NetHope and ADP Receive Grant to Launch the Weather Information For All (WIFA) Initiative

11/19/2010 | Microsoft Alumni Foundation announces 2010 Integral Fellows Award Winners

11/18/2010 | Microsoft Alumni Foundation announces 2010 Integral Fellows Award Winners

11/16/2010 | NetHope and ADP Receive Grant to Launch the Weather Information For All (WIFA) Initiative

11/11/2010 | Esri Supports NetHope’s Mission to Serve Humanitarian Organizations

11/09/2010 | Esri Supports NetHope’s Mission to Serve Humanitarian Organizations

11/04/2010 | Extending the Reach of Innovation

11/03/2010 | NetHope Secures Technology and Innovation Grant from The Rockefeller Foundation

10/30/2010 | Voilá Foundation Funds Haitian IT Students for NetHope Academy

10/29/2010 | Thinking Big: Technology Solutions for Social Impact Conference at Santa Clara University

10/04/2010 | NetHope Welcomes AED as the Newest Member of their Information Technology Collaboration

09/13/2010 | NetHope Launches Internship Program in Port-au-Prince for Haitian IT Students

07/17/2010 | The Corporate Response to Haiti

06/21/2010 | NetHope Welcomes Pact as its 31st Member

06/02/2010 | Habitat for Humanity Inaugurated as 30th Member of NetHope NGO Community

05/25/2010 | ChildFund International and NetHope Bring Technology Solutions to Youth in Brazil

05/13/2010 | NetHope Welcomes SOS Children’s Villages International as their Newest Member

04/30/2010 | Fourth Advanced Practical VSAT Training Launched in Nairobi

04/16/2010 | Ed Granger-Happ Honored with NTEN Lifetime Achievement Award

03/17/2010 | NetHope Receives Productivity Software Donation from Adobe

03/15/2010 | Leading International NGOs Gather to Discuss Digital Inclusion in Kenya

03/15/2010 | NGOs and Others to Discuss Kenya as an Emerging Outsourcing Destination This Week

01/15/2010 | SPECIAL APPEAL: Please Help NetHope Deliver Connectivity to Relief Agencies in Haiti

12/02/2009 | Global VSAT Forum sponsored NetHope Advanced VSAT Training in Nairobi

05/07/2008 | NetHope Summit Brings Together IT Leaders from 22 International NGOs

11/02/2009 | NetHope’s Impact Goes Farther with the Addition of ACCION

07/06/2007 | Microsoft, NetHope Kick Off Pilot Program in Nairobi for IT Skills Training (Microsoft PressPass)

11/16/2004 | NetHope Honored as a 2004 Tech Museum Awards Laureate

06/11/2006 | NetHope Appoints First Chief Executive Officer

10/30/2006 | Nethope Selected as Grand Prize Winner of Cisco’s Growing with Technology Awards 2006

07/06/2007 | Global Information Technology Alliance to enhance humanitarian operations in East Africa

02/15/2008 | Save the Children CIO in residence at Tuck

02/18/2008 | WaterAid Joins NetHope

03/17/2008 | VSO Joins NetHope

10/23/2007 | NetHope Welcomes New Members at Dell-Sponsored Summit in the City of Knowledge and Reinforces Panama

07/23/2008 | Christian Aid joins NetHope

07/30/2008 | PATH joins NetHope information technology consortium

10/24/2008 | NetHope Expands Membership, Attracts New Foundation & Continued Private Sector Support

11/13/2008 | Picnik Donates Picnik Premium Memberships to 25 International Conservation and Humanitarian Organiza

12/22/2008 | NetHope Receives Grant from Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

01/23/2009 | CHF International Joins NetHope Information Technology Collaboration

04/17/2009 | NetHope Increases its Impact by Welcoming the Canadian Red Cross as its Newest Member

08/05/2009 | NetHope Welcomes FINCA International as the Newest Member of their Information Technology Collaborat

02/22/2006 | Microsoft Earmarks $41 Million in Software, Cash for Disaster Relief

Information and Communication Technology Use in the 2010 Pakistan Floods

This report is based on a study supported by generous grants from Intel Foundation and Microsoft Corporation. The objective of the study was to identify ways in which ICTs played a role in the response to the Pakistan floods and to recommend additional ways in which ICTs can be used to enhance emergency response efforts in this disaster prone country.

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Voilá Foundation Funds Haitian IT Students for NetHope Academy

Social Media for Social Good

Disaster Relief

Case Study: Catholic Relief Services Upgrade Indonesian Relief Efforts

Case Study: Technology GAINS for Human, Animal and Wildlife Health

Ways Technology Impacts Those in Need and Those Who Meet Needs

The Impact of Technology on the Nonprofit Sector

ICT Skills Building Profile

Changing the Game

Bridging the Humanitarian Productivity Gap

NetHope Mother’s Day Gift Guide

This Sunday is Mother’s Day, and what better way to celebrate all the wonderful ways your mother has impacted your life than to give a gift that improves someone else’s. With the NetHope Mother’s Day Gift Guide, we have arranged gifts from our 34 member organizations into four categories – business-savy, empowerment, eco-friendly and book-smarts – so you can choose to donate to something close to your mother’s...