14September2015
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More Than Three Thousand Ways To Make The World A Better Place

By Mike Levin
In Behaviour Change Communication, Dementia, Developing world, Domestic Violence, Ebola, Firdaus Kharas, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Malaria, Media For Social Change, mHealth, Refugees, Solar Energy
September 14, 2015
    “Ah sori mama, sampa metcha gif pein,” is “I’m sorry mama for causing you this much pain” in Krio, the national language of Sierra […]
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11June2015
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CARLETON UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION SPEECH

By Mike Levin
In Behaviour Change Communication, Dementia, Developing world, Domestic Violence, Ebola, Firdaus Kharas, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Malaria, Media For Social Change, mHealth, Refugees, Solar Energy
June 11, 2015
The following is the video and text of the convocation speech delivered by Firdaus Kharas after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Carleton University […]
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28January2015
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When Going Tribal Actually Works

By Mike Levin
In Behaviour Change Communication, Dementia, Developing world, Domestic Violence, Ebola, Firdaus Kharas, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Malaria, Media For Social Change, mHealth, Refugees, Solar Energy
January 28, 2015
Rebekah L Fraser tries to connect with people she feels are trying to help the world move onto a more-progressive path. She calls them her tribe. […]
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11September2014
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Ebola Epidemic Similar To AIDS Epidemic

By Mike Levin
In Behaviour Change Communication, Developing world, Ebola, Firdaus Kharas, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Media For Social Change
September 11, 2014
    Response time is everything in a crisis. Without speedy action, more people die than should. This is happening in West Africa. Reaction to the […]
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5September2014
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Social Change Needs Visuals Now More Than Ever

By Mike Levin
In Behaviour Change Communication, Dementia, Developing world, Domestic Violence, Firdaus Kharas, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Malaria, Media For Social Change, mHealth, Refugees, Solar Energy
September 5, 2014
  Some issues don’t communicate well with only words to define them. Try explaining the horror of an Ebola epidemic with a simple list of symptoms. […]
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19May2014
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Animation Rises In The Arabic World

By Mike Levin
In Developing world, Domestic Violence, Firdaus Kharas, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Malaria, Solar Energy
May 19, 2014
By Mike Levin Animation is pretty easy to understand. It is pictures of things that tell stories. It doesn’t have much need for metaphor or allegory […]
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3September2013
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How To Get mhealth For The Poor Past The “App” Mentality

By Mike Levin
In Developing world, Domestic Violence, Firdaus Kharas, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Malaria, mHealth, Refugees
September 3, 2013
The use of mobile technology in medicine – known as mhealth – has big plans. It promises to revolutionize health care by delivering front-line care to […]
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28August2013
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Looking For A 2013 Guardian

By Mike Levin
In Developing world, Domestic Violence, Firdaus Kharas, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Malaria, Refugees, Solar Energy
August 28, 2013
  In the 13 years since the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals were first set, there’s come an understanding that without poverty alleviation, none of the […]
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