Yearly Archives: 2009

Dangerous sanctuaries: refugee camps … – Google Books

Between November 1988 and January 1989, measles outbreaks occurred in 11 Mozambican refugee camps in Malawi with five camps principally affected. A total of 1214 cases were reported. Measles Outbreaks in the Mozambican Refugee Camps in Malawi: The Continued Need … Continue reading →

The Human Trafficking Project: Child Trafficking in Mozambique

I discovered that the students here in Mozambique are using CD-R disks as a type of Flash drive. They can record new files onto the disk and carry it with them. The price difference between a blank CD and a … Continue reading →

I find this subject boring but important. So there you have it. Here are some good links to information on choosing the right sampling rate for audio recordings: http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sample_Rates http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/Multimedia/node150.html http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-good-bitrate-guideline-for-mp3-files.htm If you’re trying to get those blasted AMR files … Continue reading →

While the number of people in Mozambique who own a computer is very small there are huge numbers of people with their own Flash drive. Also called “USB drives” or “Memory sticks” these are an incredibly handy way for people … Continue reading →

The potential of this for distance education and access to information for students with limited access to the Internet is immense. http://tiddlyspot.com/ There’s a version that works with mobiles here: http://itw.bidix.info/ but it doesn’t work offline. It’s also a nice … Continue reading →

Twitter philanthropy http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/03/01/and-now-twitter-philanthropy/

She believes that “leveling the playing field” in philanthropy has as much to do with “citizen engagement” as it does expanding the “donor pool.” Research in the field also consistently shows a high correlation among three kinds of giving—”time, talent, … Continue reading →

Today, area residents give 3.3 percent of their income to charity. That ranks fourth—behind Atlanta, Dallas, and Houston and tied with Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Riverside, California—in an analysis of giving in America’s 16 biggest metro areas by the Urban … Continue reading →