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Kenya: “Apps 4 Africa” Seeks to Improve Lives Through Technology

July 11th, 2010

Contest for African innovators runs July 1–August 31

Software developers in East Africa have an opportunity to shine to the world by developing applications to assist their communities.

According to a communique from Washington, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale launched the “Apps 4 Africa” contest at the Innovation Hub in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 1 2010.

The regional competition seeks to harness the power of African software developers in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda and leverage the power of digital technology to improve the lives of ordinary people in East Africa and worldwide. The competition runs through August 31. » Read more: Kenya: “Apps 4 Africa” Seeks to Improve Lives Through Technology

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Grants for investigative reporters

December 16th, 2009

Investigative journalists from Russia (and the former U.S.S.R), Eastern Europe, The Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America are now welcome to apply for grants that will cover their travel and stay at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2010 at Geneva, Switzerland. » Read more: Grants for investigative reporters

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