by Lisa Kalenkiewicz | Dec 17, 2014 | Announcements, Social Impact
Barely one year after Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) devastated the Philippines, another Super Typhoon – named Hagupit but known in the Philippines as Ruby – was headed down the same path. The storm did slow down and was categorized as a category 3 typhoon, but it retained...
by Lisa Kalenkiewicz | Dec 3, 2014 | Social Impact, Technology
If you’re reading this, you’re part of the 40% of the world’s online population. While it may be hard for you to remember a time before you answered all unknown questions with, “Just google it,” 4.4 billion people have never used a search engine. In depth studies on...
by Lisa Kalenkiewicz | Nov 6, 2014 | Social Impact, Technology
In 2014, when mobile phones globally outnumber toilets, it seems pretty obvious that technology will have a major impact on an international public health crisis like Ebola. But obviously, not all approaches are equal. A recent amusing example was when a United...
by Lisa Kalenkiewicz | Oct 23, 2014 | Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Impact
According to UNESCO, “Literacy is universally linked with poverty reduction, economic growth and wealth creation.” If you’re interested in development, poverty reduction, healthcare, and essentially any global social justice issue, you’re sure to agree that improving...
by Lisa Kalenkiewicz | Sep 10, 2014 | Social Impact, Technology
In late August, brilliant minds and passionate hearts from around the globe gathered in Cebu, Philippines for the second annual “Geeks on a Beach” conference. engageSPARK founder and CEO, Ravi Agarwal, hosted a panel on social enterprises. Instead of the standard...
