from apathy to action

When we trade silence for courage, even the smallest action can spark a wave of change.

[kiwanja @kiwanja]

Got a background in tech? App development and/or data? Looking to make a difference? 🧐

Registration is now open for Tigerthon, an exciting new technology hackathon seeking solutions to track and tackle tiger-related crime. 🐅

Full details here ➡️ https://t.co/BfCrH0tvyc

[Ethan Zuckerman @EthanZ]

My friend Ken Banks (@kiwanja) is publishing a memoir on his work on FrontlineSMS, a critical piece of infrastructure for activism and organizing globally. I just supported his Kickstarter for the book and hope you might too: https://t.co/fBTbRGnIpp

[kiwanja @kiwanja]

I've done many podcasts, but this rates among the best produced and most fun. If you're interested in #careers with #purpose, we cover a lot of ground as I share the good and the bad from 20 years working in the social and tech sectors. Hope you enjoy it.

https://t.co/ZCuFSOUBfo

[kiwanja @kiwanja]

Remembering a little piece of software I started writing exactly 15 years ago this week - and all the amazing things thousands of people in hundreds of countries ended up doing with it. #ICT4D #globaldev #grateful
https://t.co/zZlyHBUzuB

[Josh Halliday @JoshHalliday]

Mary from Kent in today’s Times 👏

[from apathy to action @apathytoaction]

https://t.co/jdqcYIS3wO

[kiwanja @kiwanja]

If you see a job advert in #ICT4D, #globaldev or whatever you want to call it hiring for a role covering Africa, Asia, South America (or wherever) but based in London, Paris, DC (or wherever) - ask them why they're not hiring local talent. And don't apply. https://t.co/toShu5hFZG

[kiwanja @kiwanja]

This is incredible. Who on earth at Fox News thought this graphic might be a 'good thing' to do? Just when you thought they couldn't stoop any lower, they stoop lower. America won't mend until they're shut down. Period.

#FoxNewsisRacist #BlackLivesMatter

[kiwanja @kiwanja]

So @RioTinto's 'Sustainability' page says they "work hard to leave a lasting, positive legacy everywhere we work". So how does that square with destroying a 46,000 year old Aboriginal site to expand an iron ore mine?

I pity anyone working in CSR at places like this. Shocking. 😡

[OUP Social and Behavioural Sciences @OUPSocSci]

Do people drink more in hard times? Psychological theories suggest that alcohol consumption increases during recessions as a response to the stresses of economic downturns. Read a free chapter to learn more: https://t.co/tuAIXN2nsr

[Hélène Smertnik @HeleneSmertnik]

Fiji‘s barter system as Covid-19 hits economy, leveraging Facebook https://t.co/5VddtOrlj1

[It’s you’re not your. @BraveBlackWoman]

That Jeff Bezos is set to become the first TRILLIONAIRE because Amazon is doing so well during a global pandemic that’s forcing mom & pop shops to fail—is a great reason to #shoplocal and #supportsmallbusiness in your community.

[kiwanja @kiwanja]

Due to uncertainly around COVID-19, we've had to make the difficult decision to delay the launch of our 2020 Digital Identity Fellowship Programme. You can read more here. https://t.co/1wQxPmrV77 #digitalidentity #Fellowships #COVIDー19

[Positive News @PositiveNewsUK]

Community raffles are supporting small businesses in their darkest hour – and the idea is catching on
https://t.co/sQZB8c585s

[kiwanja @kiwanja]

The current tech community response to #COVID19 reminds me a lot of the early work we did around disease monitoring, disaster response, emergencies and more at FrontlineSMS. This @NatGeoEducation Biology textbook feature on our work with malaria is a fond reminder of those days.

[kiwanja @kiwanja]

The money needed to help here may be huge, but it's only a fraction of what's being spent by the larger developed countries on supporting their own people. The number of people in poorer countries on the edge is staggering, and a huge worry. 😔

https://t.co/G2BEkLIVqy

[kiwanja @kiwanja]

Wouldn't it be incredible if the UK had the vision, the ambition, the foresight, the bravery, the political will - and the balls - to attempt anything like this? This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to hit reset on a totally broken system. #COVID19 #HitReset

[paxtongreen timebank @pgtimebank]

Some of our members were able to respect social distancing and help an isolating elder get some daylight into her back window. ‘Now I can sit on the step with my morning cuppa’ We will be back! #wellbeing #COVID19 #timebanking #PhysicalDistanceSocialConnections

[kiwanja @kiwanja]

We're all still in #CoronavirusLockdown, so I might as well continue to offer free copies of my first book, The Rise of the Reluctant Innovator.

Rated 4.8/5 on Amazon it features ten stories of inspiring people who have made the world a better place.

https://t.co/qFUEdc2f11

[NextBillion @NextBillion]

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