From: tascha-share-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:tascha-share-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Christine Prefontaine Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 8:23 AM To: tascha-share@uw.edu; Silvia Caicedo Subject: [Tascha-Share] Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention Website Goes Live — Spread the Word!
From my friend over at USAID's Office of Transitional Initiatives.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Gattorn Date: Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 10:48 AM Subject: Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention Website Goes Live - Spread the Word! Hi, I have been only a bit involved with this through sitting in the USAID working group. It's a good opportunity and pretty noble. If you know of some people with tech skills and passionate about atrocity prevention, let them know! =================== Friends and Partners, We’re excited to tell you that USAID and Humanity United’s Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention website, www.thetechchallenge.org<http://www.thetechchallenge.org/>, has gone live today. The website identifies five specific challenges around atrocity prevention, the first two of which will launch on October 31st. We’re grateful for the support of everyone who helped us craft these problem statements, paving the way for us to solicit exciting and innovative ideas. In supporting President Obama’s vision of preventing atrocities worldwide, the Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention encourages individuals from all backgrounds to bring new perspectives to some of the most daunting issues in this arena. We are looking for those who can contribute innovative tech tools and solutions -- big and small -- to make real advances in preventing atrocities. Humanity United and USAID will award prizes as large as $10,000 per challenge for creative ideas and prototypes that respond to the problem statements. We hope that new or existing solutions in fields such as global health, education, and the private sector can be transformative when applied to preventing atrocities. We need your help in spreading the word about this challenge! Please share the website <http://thetechchallenge.org/> and the short video<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tGo867Qs2g> as far and wide as you can on your social media networks and particularly to your networks of dedicated and passionate activists, techies and innovators. Thank you for your support, Donald Steinberg Deputy Administrator USAID <http://www.thetechchallenge.org/>Please contact Mark Goldenbaum at USAID (mgoldenbaum@usaid.gov<mailto:mgoldenbaum@usaid.gov>) or Abby Long at Humanity United (along@humanityunited.org<mailto:along@humanityunited.org>) for more information.