In December 2007, Brian DeRenzi and I started discussing the idea that became Change. It has been incredible to see that idea evolve over the years and so every December I try to document what has changed about Change.
Let?s start with the website. This year, we have had 13.7k visits (46% increase over last) and 9.2k visitors (64% increase). The bulk of those hits come from the Americas, but we?ve doubled traffic from Asia, Europe and Africa. The mailing list has grown to 300 subscribers and the Change seminar regularly hosts up to 50 people who discuss topics ranging from water accessibility to games for good. Change-affiliated faculty are now offering classes (undergraduate and graduate) that center on ICTD. We?ve also seen Change-affiliated projects deployed in the field, cumulatively win over a million dollars in funding, and make strong academic contributions. More importantly, some of these projects are scaling up and touching the lives of tens of thousands of people. As 2010 comes to a close, I want to publicly thank Nell O?Rourke, Gaetano Borriello, Richard Anderson, Beth Kolko, Ruth Anderson, Chris Coward and Joyojeet Pal for their efforts supporting and growing this group. Without their hard work, Change would still be just an idea. If you are interested in participating (working on projects, blogging on the site, giving or documenting talks, organizing events, etc), please email me. Thanks, Yaw
