Downloadable White Papers, Reports and Toolkits
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New Catalysts for Sustainability: A Global Opportunity for Digital Philanthropy
An 80-page white paper/toolkit, prepared by Openworld President Mark Frazier, defines new opportunities for digital challenge grants to promote sustainable self-help efforts in remote areas of the world. The report has been sponsored by the Sabre Foundation with generous support from the Whitehead Foundation and private donors. -

Paths Toward Peace: A Sri Lankan Example for Post-Conflict Societies
In this article for Vision in Action magazine, Openworld President Mark Frazier explores replicable strategies for grassroots globalization to help heal war-torn areas. -

Private Partnerships in Africa to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Openworld Chairman Soleman Abdi Idd describes a self-funding private opportunity for reforestation in Africa. The paper was given to the Congressional International Environmental Caucus in Washington, D.C. on September 26, 2005. -

Toolkit for Kyrgyz eCenters and Land Grant Expansion Areas (in Russian)
This multimedia presentation describes a USAID-supported challenge grant offer of microvouchers for Kyrgyz telecenters. The offer, designed by Openworld, the Academy for Educational Development, and the Civil Initiative for Internet Policy, resulted in 50 applications for four pilot projects selected in September, 2005. -

Updating Peer Learning Rewards for the 21st Century
This work-study project, prepared by students at a private school in rural Sri Lanka, explores ways to build upon the precedents of the 19th Century Lancaster System to reinforce peer learning.
