From: [email protected] 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christine 
Prefontaine
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 8:23 AM
To: [email protected]; Silvia Caicedo
Subject: [Tascha-Share] Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention Website Goes 
Live — Spread the Word!

>From my friend over at USAID's Office of Transitional Initiatives.

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From: John Gattorn
Date: Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 10:48 AM
Subject: Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention Website Goes Live - Spread the 
Word!

Hi,

I have been only a bit involved with this through sitting in the USAID working 
group. It's a good opportunity and pretty noble. If you know of some people 
with tech skills and passionate about atrocity prevention, let them know!
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Friends and Partners,

We’re excited to tell you that USAID and Humanity United’s Tech Challenge for 
Atrocity Prevention website, 
www.thetechchallenge.org<http://www.thetechchallenge.org/>, has gone live 
today. The website identifies five specific challenges around atrocity 
prevention, the first two of which will launch on October 31st.  We’re grateful 
for the support of everyone who helped us craft these problem statements, 
paving the way for us to solicit exciting and innovative ideas.

In supporting President Obama’s vision of preventing atrocities worldwide, the 
Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention encourages individuals from all 
backgrounds to bring new perspectives to some of the most daunting issues in 
this arena.  We are looking for those who can contribute innovative tech tools 
and solutions -- big and small -- to make real advances in preventing 
atrocities.

Humanity United and USAID will award prizes as large as $10,000 per challenge 
for creative ideas and prototypes that respond to the problem statements.  We 
hope that new or existing solutions in fields such as global health, education, 
and the private sector can be transformative when applied to preventing 
atrocities.

We need your help in spreading the word about this challenge!  Please share the 
website <http://thetechchallenge.org/> and the short 
video<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tGo867Qs2g> as far and wide as you can on 
your social media networks and particularly to your networks of dedicated and 
passionate activists, techies and innovators.

Thank you for your support,

Donald Steinberg
Deputy Administrator
USAID


<http://www.thetechchallenge.org/>Please contact Mark Goldenbaum at USAID 
([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) or Abby Long at Humanity 
United ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) for more 
information.


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