The document highlights 10 technology innovations aimed at benefiting society during Ramadan. These include apps for tracking worship activities, projects providing clean water through untouching screens, and platforms connecting volunteers with opportunities. It showcases various initiatives such as 'gamesthatgive', 'nakhweh', and services to assist refugees and blood donation matching in Egypt.

1. July, 2014
Tech Top 10….
Innovations for “Social Good”

2. In celebration of Ramadan, this month we
are sharing with you 10 examples of
technology innovations for “Social Good”.
In this issue

3. Source: TECHINASIA http://bit.ly/1m9ZtTW Image: iTunes http://bit.ly/1pH5XQP
This app helps Muslims to
track their worship
activities during Ramadan
by creating daily to-do lists.
1. „Ramadan Tracker‟

4. Source: WaterWorld.com http://bit.ly/1tKpWfc Image: UNICEF http://bit.ly/1fLKWKn
When the UNICEF Tap Project link is activated, money
is donated towards clean drinking water for every
minute the screen stays untouched.
2. UN-touch your mobile to
provide water to the needy
Click the video to see how it works

5. Source: GamesThatGive http://bit.ly/VEgssg
Through „GamesThatGive‟
fans play charitable games on
branded Facebook pages.
It aims to boost interactions
and time spent on these
pages. For every minute that
fans play online, money is
donated to various charities.
3. „GamesThatGive‟

6. Source: Charitynavigator.org http://bit.ly/1lfJebj
This website rates
charity organizations to
inform donors about the
impact of projects.
4. „Charity Navigator‟
List of the ten 3 and 4-star charities receiving
highest % total 2012 online donations.

7. Source: Nakhweh.org http://bit.ly/1jsL2zO
A bilingual volunteer-matching platform seeking to promote -
through its searchable database - volunteer opportunities in
various Arab countries, and across diverse social and
developmental sectors.
5. “Nakhweh” the
Arab Volunteer Match

8. Source: : Ericsson.com http://bit.ly/1sAR9le Image source: CNN http://cnn.it/1naaXXF
Refugees in Kenya, Congo,
Somaliland and Syria can
register their refugee status with
toll-free lines and SMS.
The hotline acts as a support
service for those enquiring about
lost family members.
6. “Refugees United” to
re-connect long-lost families

9. Source: mbc.net http://bit.ly/1p8vrEj Image: Twitter: http://bit.ly/1qagpOi
Every tweet, hashtagged
with ‫غرد‬_‫بالخير‬# will receive
one Saudi Riyal donation
to be directed to charities
across the Arab world.
7. „Tweet to donate‟

10. Law 3andak Dam (If You Have Blood)
is an Egyptian based online service
that matches blood donors with
patients in need of blood.
8. Save a life with a „Red drop‟
Source: Wamda: http://bit.ly/YKL5sH

11. 9. Paying Zakat via ATM machines
Source: Qatar Charity http://bit.ly/1ri7bk8 Images: QatarCharity http://bit.ly/1mKXREt http://bit.ly/1mvUiST
In Qatar, Zakat
and alms can be
paid via bilingual
ATM machines,
where options of
where the
donation should
go to is provided.

12. Companies register to this free service, so whenever
a customer “checks-in” to their location on any social
media website, $1 is donated to good cause.
10. „Check-in‟ and make a
contribution
Source: Philanthropicpeople.com http://bit.ly/1n0wfZE Image: Youtube http://bit.ly/1p96cnH
Click the video to see how it works

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