Social CodeCamp Call to Action with Fiscal Sponsor WhoMentors.com, Inc.-Introduction to Social CodeCamp

*Invite people to view submit stories, enter contest and donate to local causes.
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LqMexfpPo8
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SocialCodeCamp

Enter competition, add short films. Tell us your story here...also add your long movies to one of sponsor pages.

San Francisco Chapter, Films For Action - http://Sf.FilmsForAction.org

Please read my blog Share Justice Network and see what's being done to eliminate extreme poverty.

In the Kedougou region of Senegal, 15 women have been saved by access to emergency obstetric care since our project started a few weeks ago, 

One of the main difficulties for communities in Kedougou is lack of access to proper medical care during an emergency, bad roads and lack of communications systems are a big problem. This has resulted in Kedougou region having  the highest maternal death rate in Senegal, which is twice the national average.

The use of mobile phones has been increasing at an accelerated rate all over Africa. In some regions we have seen the impact on health systems, where health centres are now able to call hospitals for an ambulance when there is an emergency. 

While mobile phone coverage may exist it is not always used to its full potential to improve social services. Mobile coverage comes at a cost, and resources are not available to all.  Ways must be found to make networks more accessible so they can be used to promote access to health care across the rural sector where long distances and bad roads make it all the more essential to provide a timely referral system for patients suffering complications.

Did you know that two thirds of people around the world who are blind are women?

To highlight this fact, Sightsavers has launched a Women and Blindness campaign in collaboration with iconic photographer Rankin. Working with six renowned make-up artists he has produced some incredible images, and we've launched a micro-site to showcase them:

 http://www.sightsavers.org/rankin

It would be great if you could view the site, share the link with your friends, family and colleagues, and become a fan of Sightsavers on Facebook and Twitter!

The 2nd Annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit is this Tuesday, and there are still a few registration spots available. There's a great selection of speakers and panesl so be sure to register soon!

Collegiate Women Walk Together Nationwide to Bring Clean Drinking Water to African Families

Hundreds of Students from 11 College Campuses to Host BH2O+ Clean Water Awareness Events

Yesterday was International Women's Day and MobileActive highlighted some incredible women in the mobile technology sector on their blog to celebrate the day.  Take a look below at these great innovators focused on mobile technologies that create social change and impact around the world.

Learn more about International Women's Day and the NetSquared Mobile Challenges

As we have said in previous post the power of the video have no limits. Just think about the images that we saw coming from the Beijing Olympics ceremony, or the images we saw coming from the quick war between Russia and Georgia.  But there are other important issues that go uncovered. There are heart-breaking stories that go unheard. What news networks tend to cover are the political side of the issues, but hardly the human side. The reason being that they think they are not news worthy.