The header image above courtesy of Muso. By DataKind San Francisco About Muso Muso is an NGO with a mission to eliminate preventable deaths rooted in poverty. In Mali, Muso operates at ground zero of health inequity. Mali has the fifth highest rate of child mortality in the world at …
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By DataKind San Francisco DataKind San Francisco has a lot to celebrate. Over the past year, we’ve partnered with six nonprofit organizations to augment their strategies and services with data science: Empower Work , Glide Foundation , Hello Sunday Morning , Muso , UFW Foundation , and Worldreader . These …
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Background Hello Sunday Morning (HSM) is an Australian-based nonprofit that has grown to be the largest online movement for alcohol behavior change. The organization aims to change alcohol behavior in the world by helping its members reduce high-risk drinking through peer support and counseling. This is done through Daybreak , …
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By DataKind San Francisco Worldreader is a global nonprofit making digital reading accessible in underserved communities. Their unique impact model involves partnering with publishing companies, government agencies, and tech companies to deliver free material via e-readers and their mobile application. To track engagement on their platform, Worldreader analyzes user activity. …
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By DataKind San Francisco An unresolved conflict at work, unconscious bias from a boss, an unexpected layoff. We all have experienced some of this at some point in time and can understand how a seemingly peaceful workplace can suddenly become tough and how important it is to have someone to …
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By DataKind San Francisco The abundance of produce grown in the US is made possible due to the hard work of farm workers. Many workers are paid poverty wages to do this laborious work. Those workers that are immigrants are further vulnerable to exploitation. Organizations like the UFW Foundation are …
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By DataKind San Francisco There’s a silent Hepatitis C epidemic within San Francisco’s homeless and marginally-housed community. While symptoms may be slow to appear, chronic Hepatitis C destroys the lives of people who are infected by causing liver scarring and failure. Fortunately, recent medical advances have transformed the treatment process …
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Guest post from DataKind San Francisco. Consider the daily shower: a private space, some soap and hot water, and peace of mind. It’s a daily ritual for the more fortunate of us, but an unaffordable luxury to those who live on the streets of San Francisco, Oakland, and Los Angeles. …
Bringing Showers to SF, Oakland, & LA’s Homeless Community Read More »
Three “Data for Good” Lessons from DataKind San Francisco’s Volunteer Day with Lava Mae
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