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How one nonprofit uses AWS to amplify citizen advocacy across Africa

AWS Public Sector Blog

Whether lobbying political leaders in world capitals or running grassroots campaigns in local communities, ONE encourages governments to fight extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa. Security : The security of our users is a priority, so we utilize encryption at the physical layer to help protect our data.

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How to Move DevOps from Disarray to Unity

GovLoop

To address these pitfalls, agencies need to adopt a DevOps platform that provides an integrated set of tools for the development and operations teams, as well as the security team. This makes it more likely that users will embrace it, making it possible to transform the organization at the grassroots level. Favorite.

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

Social media has played an integral part in grassroots communication and participation. Residents of “late modern” society find themselves increasingly responsible for elements of life such as economic security, risk management, and identity maintenance that once were delivered by social institutions (Beck, 1999; Bennet, 1998).

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Improving the food system related host/ess gifts for Thanksgiving

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Previous year's entries discussed issues like "Native Americans and the Pilgrims," takings of land, etc. (" Happy Thanksgiving: Stay Home! ") and food security (" Happy Thanksgiving "). Pandemic: Cooking at home. The pandemic shifted how we eat at least for a time.

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In Sub-Saharan Africa, Nature-Based Solutions Take Root

The City Fix

For the 21 million residents of Lagos, Nigeria, climate change is not a distant concept it is a current reality. Over the past decade, the city has experienced devastating floods, exacerbated by the loss of over half of its wetlands.