Foundation links disaster victims to technology - Examiner.com

Foundation links disaster victims to technology - Examiner.com: "Foundation links disaster victims to technology

Frank Sietzen, The Examiner
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Jan 8, 2007 3:00 AM (7 hrs ago)
Current rank: # 40 of 11,603 articles
WASHINGTON - In any given year, many regions of the world need help with famine, floods and other catastrophes. Most of these are largely forgotten, however, when high-profile disasters like tsunamis and hurricanes grab world attention.

The D.C.-based U.N. Foundation, established by a $1 billion donation in September 1997 by CNN founder Ted Turner, is forging a series of innovative partnerships to bring technology to bear on the needs of these hard hit areas."