The Web of Trust
This past week I was asked by a friend: “How’s it going with the ability to verify the authenticity of the charitable organizations, their admin to donation ratio’s etc? Obviously serious concerns for potential donors or am I missing something…?” The answer: Yes, authenticity of projects is a serious concern. Our solution: The “Web of [...]
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If you care about hunger, eat less meat
Over the last 3 years the cost of basic food has risen by an average of 83% worldwide. This dramatic increase is partly related to agricultural plots being used for the supply of the booming bio fuels energy market. Rising costs os staples such as rice and wheat have led to unrest and violent protests [...]
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Tags: agriculture, biofuels, food crisis, Monbiot, Pascal Lamy
The power of friends telling friends telling…
It’s about more than about giving money — it’s about creating connections. By encouraging individual participation and involvement, we will create international communities of common interest. This is the essence of social networking. This is exactly what betterplace.org is about. It’s good to know we are in good company. Thanks to my colleague Hannelore for [...]
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Tags: betterplace.org, health, malaria, MalariaEngage, zambia
betterplace and social design
What is social design? We cannot not change the world – the socialdesignsite shows design ideas and initiatives for the other 90 %. Design is not just about beautiful products, or architecture, it’s about creating culture and space for a better living. It’s about the “social implications”. Take the hippo water roler, for example: The [...]
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Tags: hippo water roller, social design, socialdesignsite.com, World Toilet Organisation
Philanthropic Travel
Over the last decades, tourism has exploded into a booming industry. Families and individuals across the world often measure their quality of life in relation to their time spent on holiday. Hard-earned savings are spent on the days or few weeks spent in “exotic” places, enjoying the natural and cultural resources of the area. As [...]
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Tags: ecotourism, geotourism, holiday, philanthropic travel, sustainable tourism, tourism
Paul Farmers Call for Inclusive Social Entrepreneurship
Being an anthropologist concerned with poverty alleviation myself, the name Paul Farmer, has a forceful ring. Farmer, a medical doctor and anthropologist, author of books such as Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights and the New War on the Poor (2005), is also the co-founder of Partners in Health. Since its first hospital in Haiti, [...]
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Tags: human dignity, mike lee, paul farmer, skoll forum, social entrepreuers
re:publica 08 – vom vergessen und erinnern
Die 3 Top Themen der re:publica 08 waren laut Organisator Markus Beckedahl (hier gibt’s das Interview mit ihm und anderen von Bloggerin Schnutinger): 1) Datenschutz, gepaart mit mehr Medienkompetenz 2) Soziale Medien in ihrer ganzen Vielfalt und 3) Die Frage, was öffentlich-rechtlich ist im digitalen Zeitalter. Um das Ende mal vorweg zu nehmen: Es waren [...]
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Tags: alles was gerecht ist, basic thinking, bildblog, greenpeace internet strategie, mercedes bunz, netzpolitik.org, re-publica 08, schnutinger, spreeblick
3 lorries full of sand
The lorry offloads sand for the construction of the AIDS-Orphanage in Mombasa. betterplace-users donated 203 Euro for the purchase of three truckloads of sand. A few weeks ago I already blogged about Ann Wambuas perfect feedback – the results have now been uploaded and can be seen here. Only drawback: the photos don’t (yet!) come with an individual comment.
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Tags: Aids-orphanage, construction material, feedback, Mombasa