University students have always been known for their activism, but I just met a group at Columbia University’s School of Public Administration (SIPA) who are using technology to take it to a new level.
They are volunteers who have been holed up in the basement of the school’s library, despite their exams, ever since an earthquake struck Chile.
They work in shifts from a tiny room without windows, amid half-eaten snacks and potato-chip wrappers, but they are able to have a direct impact on how aid is delivered to the people in Chile - thanks to an amazing new tool available right on their laptops.
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