The Capacity Project, funded by USAID and led by IntraHealth, has developed the iHRIS Suite of three Open Source core software solutions, each addressing a specific Human Resources for Health (HRH) leadership issue.

We just finished uploading 141,107.17 miles (67 MB) of road data for Congo, DRC, Tanzania, Sudan, Kenya, Burundi, and Rwanda from FAO’s Africover project and the UN’s DEPHA to Open Street Map.

First Mile Solutions was started by World Resource Institute (WRI) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

Waiting for the bus and have nothing better to do than play around with your phone? Games are no longer the only options - now you can volunteer. The Extraordinaires (hat tip: Chris Kreutz) "delivers micro-volunteer opportunities to mobile phones that can be done on-demand and on-the-spot." Here's some examples of what you could do while waiting for your doctor's appointment: translate micro-finance loan applications (Kiva); transcribe subtitles for human rights videos (Witness) or help immigrants improve their English (Phone ESL).

FEWS NET provides in-depth, up-to-the-minute information on emerging and existing food security and vulnerability issues for 25 countries.FEWS NET uses a variety of innovative tools to help decision makers act to mitigate droughts, famines, and crop failures - satellite imagery

Computer Aid International is a London-based non-profit organization that leads the industry in supplying computers to developing countries.  It effectively reaches out to businesses and individuals who are upgrading to the latest technology and encourages them to donate their used PCs to schools and communities in the developing world.

2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge submissions

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2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge submissions

ECONOMIC GROWTH & TRADE (13-24)

13)Mobile Application For Virtual Community Based Complementary Currencies

14)Mobile Point Of Sale For Microentrepreneurs

15)MStockGuru

Since 1993, the Sabin Vaccine Institute, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, has been recognized for its work uniting the bio-medical and scientific field together with the private sector, donors, and government to create global partnerships.

Since 1984, USAID has funded the Demographic and Health Surveys to provide technical assistance to more than 200 surveys in 75 countries and has increased the global understanding of health and population trends in developing countries.