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So long, 2014! Building on our annual posts in 2013 and 2012 (as well as a repeat performance at FailFest 2014!), we wanted to share a few highlights from our year, as well as appreciation for our amazing learning community, partners, and staff. TechChange...

Photo Source: EvalPartners Today marks the first day of the International Year of Evaluation, which kicks off with an official celebration at the UN Headquarters in New York City. More than ever, evaluation is becoming increasingly important in international development. The...

The global development industry is generating a lot of data on the ‘developing’ world--data that has not always been available. As technology has made data collection easier and scalable, many in the development industry have already established that monitoring (i.e.,...

As 2014 has been a big year for us at TechChange, we celebrate more failures and lessons learned at Fail Fest 2014 with the TechChange band. This year, we had members across our team on perform with vocals, guitar, drums,...

Kendra first connected with us almost a year ago while taking our mHealth online course. She was interning with the USAID Bureau of Global Health, mentored by the eHealth Coordinator of the Office of Health Systems. Having recently returned from...

In honor of World AIDS Day 2014, we celebrate several TechChange alumni who are heroes in the front lines of fighting HIV and AIDS across the world. From their communities in San Francisco, Vietnam, Malawi, South Africa, and Zambia, these...

Where are you from? I’m originally from Israel, specifically a city south of Tel Aviv called Rishon Le Zion. What did you do before working at TechChange? Before I worked at TechChange, I worked as an Animator/After Effects Compositor on...

By Timo Luege, TC103: Tech Tools and Skills for Emergency Management facilitator As technology for disaster response evolves, digital mapping is playing an increasingly important role in helping emergency managers in humanitarian emergency response operations. When considering the best tools...

Sara recently joined us as an online instructional designer and works with clients to develop and design online courses, in addition to coordinating and broadcasting live events. Prior to TechChange, Sara taught middle and high school STEM courses at the...

Image source: ReadyMarin During an emergency, it is important to have ample information. Specifically, emergency management teams and affected populations need details surrounding the what, where, when, and how - as well as instructions for how - to respond, and...