100 Geeks; 15 Charities; 1 Awesome Weekend dotORG Weekend is a three-day event where volunteer developers, social media experts, grant writers, and attorneys come together to build solutions for non-profit organizations. dotORG Weekend was founded by Erik Azar and is based in Seattle, WA. Their first event will be held in Seattle, at the Amazon.com Headquarters [...]
Category Archives: New Projects
New Project: The Hope Alliance Midwife Training Program
Posted by Laura on April 5, 2010
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Guatemala suffers from higher infant and maternal mortality rates than any other country in Latin America and the Caribbean except Haiti. The issue of maternal mortality is one that continues to go unnoticed, despite the devastating toll being taken on women around the world. Every minute, a woman dies from complications related to pregnancy and [...]
Announcement: The Moore Center for Surgery
Posted by Laura on April 5, 2010
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In 2008, The Shalom Foundation purchased a medical facility in Guatemala City. The Moore Center for Surgery will be the base of operations for their Medical Missions Initiative and will serve as a point of light for the local community and beyond. The surgery center is located in Zone 1 of Guatemala City, a location that [...]