Illegal small-scale mining in Ghana, popularly known as ‘galamsey’, has been a major contributor to deforestation, polluting the water, air, and soil, and devastating farmlands. It has also contributed to serious health challenges and an increased number of school dropouts in mining communities, posing challenges to sustainable development. Although it affects all Ghanaians, there is…
The U.S. Department of State in partnership with implementing partner Kathmandu Living Labs, is hosting a hybrid Global TechCamp Reconnect in Nepal. The hybrid event will address the issues of shared global public health challenges, including those related to dis/misinformation surrounding COVID-19, and will provide a deep dive into the topic of countering mis/disinformation throughout…
Hybrid Global TechCamp Reconnect Nepal – Information on the VIRTUAL Component.
Centre for Public Policy Research in collaboration with the U.S. Consulate-General, Chennai presents Tech4Oceans: Innovative Solutions for a Sustainable Future, a three day tech camp to tackle emerging oceanic environmental issues such as rising sea levels, deteriorating marine life, increased oceanic and surface temperatures, unregulated fishing, and marine pollution. The TechCamp will convene 9 international…
On April 27th-29th, participants from Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will convene in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic for TechCamp Bishkek: Cleaner Air for Central Asia. TechCamp Bishkek aims to increase the effectiveness of influencers and practitioners in Central Asia to conduct data-driven advocacy on air quality and increase communities’ access to reliable data and information…
At TechCamp Bogota, health professionals from South and Central America and the Caribbean discuss how technology can improve communications during a pandemic.