Information technology
Here's a story about how members of the Changemakers community are revolutionizing the power of information technology:
Call it hope in a briefcase.
In the event of a major natural or man-made disaster, a region's or even an entire country's communications system can be knocked out. For first-response relief workers this means no ability to coordinate the crucial early efforts to save lives. But these days, the first wave of relief workers arrive with a 4lb briefcase that sets up in twenty minutes to become a fully operative, solar powered, internet-based command center, ready to transmit voice, data and pictures to the rest of the field team and the rest of the world.
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"The Extraordinaries" is a software for cellphones that allows people to volunteer their time by seeking out and completing short tasks, such as language translation for a non-profit. They're also using social media networks like Facebook to help individuals publicize their volunteer efforts. Do you think volunteer work can truly be successful when broken down into these small tasks? Is it possible to build connections to organizations that will make volunteers want to come back?
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