We're thrilled to announce that our ED, Angela Oduor Lungati, will be speaking at #CAS2024 ! Join her for a session on 'Towards Open, Fair, and Inclusive Data Governance in Africa' today from 14:00-15:30 EAT.

Let's shape Africa's digital future together!

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Listen. Dark mode on Google Drive on the web is here. Day = made.

Join Angela Oduor Lungati at the Good Tech alongside panelists from @dataminr, @directrelief, UN Human Rights Office & IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 to explore how tech collaborations drive scalable solutions for today's challenges.

Use code GOODTECHFRIENDS for FREE access! goodtechfest.com/good-tech-fest…

Join HOT executive director Rebecca and WeRobotics co-founder Sonja Betschart in an interactive session during Skoll World Forum, where they will share their learnings about localization and centering local partners to lead work.

Register here: buff.ly/4akcGcU

What an honour and privilege it is to work alongside this brilliant, talented and kind leader. Congratulations Angela Oduor Lungati and the Young Global Leaders cohort. Keep soaring!

What an honor it is to join the Young Global Leaders Class of '24 which includes change makers from civil society, arts, culture, govt, and business.

younggloballeaders.org/new-class/

Excited to learn from a community of peers and achieve greater impact with @Ushahidi and personally. #YGL24 #WEF24

Togo postpones elections after new constitution row bbc.in/4amvfNH

Very proud and grateful that Food4Education is a 2024 Skoll Foundation awardee for Social Innovation!

I couldn’t imagine that what started as a passion project for 25 kids in Ruiru, the town I grew up in would become what it is today.

From feeding 300,000 kids in 5 counties,

We are proud to be named one of this year’s recipient of the Skoll Foundation Social Innovator Award. 🎊

The award acknowledges the outstanding impact of our blueprint model and our efforts to mainstream school feeding programs so that no child has to learn on an empty stomach.

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I really enjoyed this conversation with Renata Avila and Lucas Pretti from Open Knowledge Foundation (@[email protected]) recently. Ushahidi

What influenced the lowest voter turnout in Iran in decades? How does voter disengagement reshape political landscapes? We reflect on Iran's recent elections, shedding light on the complexities of voter abstention & its impact on democratic processes.

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Fuck this.

Build things, share the data, release the code.

In case you missed it yesterday on NTV Kenya here’s both parts of our investigation led by Cynthia Gichiri. . We didn’t just film secretly where the fertilizer was being packed. We got samples from different NCPB locations in Kenya and had them tested by two different

After Cynthia Gichiri. Africa Uncensored sought comment from KEBS KENYA , their MD says they took 59 samples of SBL/GPC organic fertilizer from National Cereals & Produce Board depots across Kenya and tested them. Not even one sample turned out to be organic fertilizer. NOT. EVEN. ONE. SAMPLE. This product

📣 New on the CC blog, a note to the CC Community from our interim CEO Anna Tumadottir on what we’re focusing on in 2024 loom.ly/5RGzQCo

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A note from Creative Commons Interim CEO Anna Tumadottir on priorities for 2024.

How did a mid-air collision happen?!

🎉 Thrilled to welcome Creative Commons to the Digital Public Goods Alliance! Their commitment to open access plays an critical role in strengthening the foundation of the DPG ecosytem! Read more about this exciting update and how CC plans to further advance #DigitalPublicGoods ⤵️

If you're a visionary with a big bet to address #climatechange , I encourage you to apply for the The Rockefeller Foundation 2025 Bellagio Center Residency Program. Learn how you can advance your groundbreaking work through this residency and apply here: rockfound.link/3uRsoNd #RFBellagio