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Blog Post: Developing IT Pros of the Future in Rwanda

Microsoft Citizenship Team

By Peter Njagi, Microsoft Certified Trainer I have worked as a Microsoft Certified Trainer since 2004. In March 2012, I heard about a program called the NetHope Academy that was going to be launched in Rwanda. After doing some research, I learned that the NetHope Academy provides internships and training...

on10 May 2012
Blog Post: Clinton Global Initiative – Making Change Happen

Microsoft Citizenship Team

By Akhtar Badshah, Senior Director, Global Community Affairs at Microsoft. Last week at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York city was at once a most exhilarating and tiring week. President Clinton continues to bring his star power, his deep concern around global development, and...

on29 Sep 2011
Blog Post: Helping to respond to the Horn of Africa Crisis

Microsoft Citizenship Team

Editor’s note: Cross-posted from the Microsoft on the Issues blog . Brad Smith, General Counsel & Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs, Microsoft It has been more than two months since famine was declared in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti, leaving 12.4 million people in need...

on29 Sep 2011
Blog Post: Letting Go: Leveraging Office365 towards a Serverless NGO

Microsoft Citizenship Team

Thomas Bell, Director, Integrated Technology Initiative, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public There is a room at the Ashoka offices in Arlington, Virginia, a room that would be familiar to many IT managers, filled with servers - racks and racks of servers. These servers produce lots and lots of heat, so...

on8 Aug 2011
Blog Post: Volunteers deliver laptops to support relief efforts in Japan

Microsoft Citizenship Team

NetHope, Microsoft, Dell, HP and InterConnection Partner to Deliver Laptops to Rescue Workers in Japan Guest post By Gisli Olafsson, NetHope Emergency Response Director Communication is the lifeblood of rescue operations in Japan. Without the ability to share information and collaborate in real...

on25 Mar 2011
Blog Post: From a Lion to a Mouse; remote computing access provides a different way of life in Kenya

George Durham

Students using Windows MultiPoint Server at the Kisapuk Community Center in southern Kenya A few weeks ago, our colleagues on Microsoft's Environmental Sustainability Team shared a blog post on how Windows MultiPoint Server was enabling increased access to computer education and training, while using...

on1 Mar 2011
Blog Post: Rebuilding Haiti, One Story At a Time

Microsoft Citizenship Team

Frank Schott, Global Program Director, NetHope One year later, another chance to reflect upon the international humanitarian response to the earthquake’s devastation in Haiti. There are many stories to tell; some that are filled with inspiration and courage and others that are filled with disappointment...

on10 Jan 2011
Blog Post: Helping NGOs Crowd-Source Solutions from Students

Akhtar Badshah

The I magine C up is Microsoft’s annual student technology competition that asks students from around the world to combine their creativity and passion for technology to help solve the toughest problems. Personally, it’s one of my favorite events that Microsoft puts on for students. Every...

on22 Nov 2010
Blog Post: New program to develop IT skills in Haiti

Tom_Murphy

Frank Schott , the global program director for NetHope has written a blog post over on Wired’s Haiti ReWired site about the chronic shortage of local information and communication technology (ICT) professionals in the country. Frank writes: ICT can be used to support health, education...

on12 Jul 2010