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Graduates celebrate information technology certificates

Kigali: Forty next generation of Rwandan information technology workers graduated from a six month program on Friday, RNA witnessed. The program conducted by NetHope Academy gives students internships so they can earn practical experience in the industry. Many of the students had already received university degrees. NetHope Academy emerged after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, said Lisa Obradovich, Africa Program Director for NetHope. She added that the goal was to train young people in information technology to fill a skills gap which exists in many developing countries. The academy operates in five countries: Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Rwanda and Haiti. “Information...

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05/08/2013 | Kenya: Nethope Academy Helps CIOs Find ‘Raw-Talent’

04/24/2013 | An Open Invitation: NetHope and the Open Humanitarian Initiative

04/09/2013 | Why Personal Interaction Drives Innovation and Collaboration

03/04/2013 | Believing in the Answer

03/01/2013 | Notes From The Field: Typhoon Bopha

02/26/2013 | Notes From The Field: The Open Humanitarian Initiative

12/14/2012 | The Humanitarian Technologist’s Dilemma

12/10/2012 | Kenya: Techno Brain Offers IT Placement for Graduates

11/26/2012 | A Better Way to Deliver Aid

10/22/2012 | From Seattle to Senegal—Increasing the Number of Women IT Professionals

10/22/2012 | Women And STEM Careers: How Microsoft Is Building A Bridge To Future Innovation - One Girl At A Time

| NetHope Summit: Jumpstarting Next Gen Women in Technology

09/12/2012 | Pulse on Citizenship: Addressing the Changing Nonprofit IT Landscape at 2012 NetHope Summit

09/05/2012 | Trust and Technology

09/03/2012 | 82 finalists off to second round in technology ideas competition

09/03/2012 | Enablis East Africa and NetHope shortlists 82 budding techpreneurs

08/30/2012 | Why We Are A Catalyst Funder of NetHope’s Open Humanitarian Initiative

08/14/2012 | Filling Africa’s technology skills gap

| End Game: Using mobile and online games to change behavior

07/09/2012 | Gaming with a Purpose

07/03/2012 | Games for Change Help Stimulate Serious Game Development

06/25/2012 | Saving the World One Controller at a Time

06/25/2012 | Project to support young IT gurus launched

06/21/2012 | Tech to address youth unemployment

06/20/2012 | High-Speed Network Helps Residents of World’s Largest Refugee Camp

06/13/2012 | NetHope academy equips IT graduates with workplace skills

06/06/2012 | Rwanda : NetHope Academy- Rwanda’s ICT hands-on training academy

05/15/2012 | Building ICT Capacity in Haiti

05/10/2012 | Developing IT Pros of the Future in Rwanda

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

USAID Sponsored Market Research Finds Cocoa Farmers Will Use Mobile Money

New study reveals financial behaviors and mobile phone usage of community JAKARTA, May 20, 2013 – Cash is the primary currency of trade for the 80,000 farmers harvesting cocoa in Indonesia’s rural districts of Luwu and Poelwali Mandar on the Island of Sulawesi. Today USAID is releasing a research study conducted by MicroSave for the USAID funded programs, e-MITRA and AMARTA II. This new market research reveals receptivity by farmers to the use of...

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01/11/2013 | Direct Relief Joins NetHope as its 38th Member

11/26/2012 | Visa and NetHope Partner to Help Modernize Delivery of Humanitarian Aid

10/04/2012 | NetHope’s Women’s TechConnect Jumpstarts Next Generation of Women in Tech in the Developing World

09/21/2012 | First NetHope Academy Class Graduates in Kenya

06/14/2012 | NetHope Launches Technology Internship Program in Kenya

05/07/2012 | NetHope, Inveneo, Cisco Connect Dadaab Agencies With High-Speed Network For Collaboration

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

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

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

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

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 | NGOs and Others to Discuss Kenya as an Emerging Outsourcing Destination This Week

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

07/23/2008 | Christian Aid joins NetHope

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

03/17/2008 | VSO Joins NetHope

02/18/2008 | WaterAid Joins NetHope

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| NetHope Welcomes International Medical Corps As Its 39th Member Organization

| AmeriCares and Trócaire join NetHope

| First NetHope Academy Class Graduates in Rwanda

| Microsoft Alumni Foundation Announces 2012 Integral Fellows Award Nominees

| NetHope Welcomes WWF International as its 35th Member

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New Technologies in Cash Transfer Programming and Humanitarian Assistance

New High-Speed Network Connects Dadaab Aid Agencies For Collaboration

Information and Communication Technology Use in the 2010 Pakistan Floods

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

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