May, 2010
Stories from May, 2010
3 May 2010
Spain: Mexicans Blogging to Feel at Home
There is a growing community of Mexican bloggers living in Spain, who write to help them feel at home by sharing their thoughts about living in another country and about the traditions that are kept alive.
2 May 2010
The State of Citizen Media in Madagascar
It has been an eventful for the citizen media scene in Madagascar. The blogosphere in Madagascar has been growing slowly but steadily the past decade, slightly struggling to find its...
Egypt: A Strike for Minimum Wages
A court ruling was issued to force the Egyptian government to set a minimum living wage for both the private and public sector workers. Egyptian bloggers are reacting and promoting this strike.
Tech for Transparency in Sub-Saharan Africa
Transparency and accountability efforts are supported by a growing tech community in sub-Saharan Africa, though a widespread lack of access to information and communications technology (ICT) and a consequent lack of understanding and interest in these tools constitute a significant challenge to their success.
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I think the reason it stuck with me is that I was fired from my first real job--teaching at a...