:Title:    Assignment: Find an example of technology for social issues
:Author:   James Davis (CCAL30)
:Date:     Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:30:28 PDT
:URL:      http://www.omidyar.net/group/cmps80j/news/2/

Search the web. Find someone doing something with technology to address any social issue you are passionate about. 

Post a comment in this discussion thread with a short description of what they are doing and why its important, along with a link. Try to convince us to be excited about it too! (If you aren't excited yourself, then go back to step 1 and find something else.)

In case you have no idea where to start looking, here are some organizations and foundations that sponser other social entrepreneurs. Some of these are using technology as an important component. 

http://home.omidyar.net/portfolio.php

http://www.skollfoundation.org/media/press_releases/internal/031407.asp

http://www.ashoka.org/

http://www.changemakers.net/