July, 2014

Tech Top 10….

Innovations for “Social Good”

In celebration of Ramadan, this month we

are sharing with you 10 examples of

technology innovations for “Social Good”.

In this issue

Source: TECHINASIA http://bit.ly/1m9ZtTW Image: iTunes http://bit.ly/1pH5XQP

This app helps Muslims to

track their worship

activities during Ramadan

by creating daily to-do lists.

1. „Ramadan Tracker‟

Source: WaterWorld.com http://bit.ly/1tKpWfc Image: UNICEF http://bit.ly/1fLKWKn

When the UNICEF Tap Project link is activated, money

is donated towards clean drinking water for every

minute the screen stays untouched.

2. UN-touch your mobile to

provide water to the needy

Click the video to see how it works

Source: GamesThatGive http://bit.ly/VEgssg

Through „GamesThatGive‟

fans play charitable games on

branded Facebook pages.

It aims to boost interactions

and time spent on these

pages. For every minute that

fans play online, money is

donated to various charities.

3. „GamesThatGive‟

Source: Charitynavigator.org http://bit.ly/1lfJebj

This website rates

charity organizations to

inform donors about the

impact of projects.

4. „Charity Navigator‟

List of the ten 3 and 4-star charities receiving

highest % total 2012 online donations.

Source: Nakhweh.org http://bit.ly/1jsL2zO

A bilingual volunteer-matching platform seeking to promote -

through its searchable database - volunteer opportunities in

various Arab countries, and across diverse social and

developmental sectors.

5. “Nakhweh” the

Arab Volunteer Match

Source: : Ericsson.com http://bit.ly/1sAR9le Image source: CNN http://cnn.it/1naaXXF

Refugees in Kenya, Congo,

Somaliland and Syria can

register their refugee status with

toll-free lines and SMS.

The hotline acts as a support

service for those enquiring about

lost family members.

6. “Refugees United” to

re-connect long-lost families

Source: mbc.net http://bit.ly/1p8vrEj Image: Twitter: http://bit.ly/1qagpOi

Every tweet, hashtagged

with بالخير_غرد# will receive

one Saudi Riyal donation

to be directed to charities

across the Arab world.

7. „Tweet to donate‟

Law 3andak Dam (If You Have Blood) is an Egyptian based online service

that matches blood donors with patients in need of blood.

8. Save a life with a „Red drop‟

Source: Wamda: http://bit.ly/YKL5sH

9. Paying Zakat via ATM machines

Source: Qatar Charity http://bit.ly/1ri7bk8 Images: QatarCharity http://bit.ly/1mKXREt http://bit.ly/1mvUiST

In Qatar, Zakat

and alms can be

paid via bilingual

ATM machines,

where options of

where the

donation should

go to is provided.

Companies register to this free service, so whenever

a customer “checks-in” to their location on any social

media website, $1 is donated to good cause.

10. „Check-in‟ and make a

contribution

Source: Philanthropicpeople.com http://bit.ly/1n0wfZE Image: Youtube http://bit.ly/1p96cnH

Click the video to see how it works

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