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CONTENTS

1. Happy Birthday! The Clearinghouse Turns 1

2. New in the Digital Dividend Clearinghouse: Safe Send (U.S. and Mexico); c2it (Global)

3. Meet Our Newest Partner! Technology Empowerment Network (TEN)

4. Make the Clearinghouse Work For You! Alert Box

1. Happy Birthday!

The Clearinghouse is one year old this month! Over the past year, we've more than doubled in size, improved our functionality, featured a dozen project spotlights, and facilitated networking for partners, funding, and sources of pro bono assistance. As we look forward to the year ahead, we'd like to say "Thank You!" to all those who have helped us grow!

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2. New in the Digital Dividend Clearinghouse: Safe Send (U.S. and Mexico); c2it (Global)

13 new projects have been added to the Clearinghouse since our last edition of the Digest. Among the highlights are two new, low-cost ways of sending money to family in developing countries...

Immigrants living in the U.S. sending money to families back home in Mexico have typically faced service charges of up to 20% on even the smallest wire transfers--charges high enough to lead them to choose other, riskier methods. With Safe Send, they can deposit up to $1000 in accounts over the Internet or by phone with no annual fee or minimum balance required. Then, for $3 a transaction, their families can withdraw money directly from those accounts at any one of 20,000 Bank of America tellers in Mexico. Read more

Citibank's c2it ATM-remittance service also offers immigrants a low-cost method of transferring money back home. However, with c2it, the sender doesn't even need a Citibank account--all that is needed to use the service is an e-mail address. c2it also allows transfers to over 120 countries in the world. Read more

3. Meet Our Newest Partner! Technology Empowerment Network (TEN)

Technology Empowerment Network (TEN)'s purpose is to identify, support and empower projects that improve quality of life in underserved communities around the world. Its high-level members offer their time, insight and expertise--rather than money--to bring information technology to participating schools, businesses and NGOs. Like the Clearinghouse, TEN also fosters knowledge-sharing among projects who might otherwise never come in contact. Clearinghouse projects that have already benefited from participation in TEN include Nairobits, the Jhai Foundation, Greenstar, TARAhaat, and Manguzi Wireless Internet.

TEN is currently looking for a small group of new projects to join its network in 2003. The only criteria are that projects be past the start-up phase, ready to go to the next level, and likely to benefit from the kinds of resources TEN's members bring to bear. Highly open, responsive projects are the ones that get the most out of their relationships with TEN.

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Want to apply? Contact TEN's Earl Mardle -- be sure to mention that you're part of the Digital Dividend Clearinghouse!

4. Make the Clearinghouse Work For You! Alert Box

At more than 650 and growing, keeping up with new projects entered in the Clearinghouse can seem like a challenge. Fortunately, the Alert Box makes this job easy for registered users! The Alert Box allows you to select the types of projects that are most interesting to you--then, as new ones are added, the Alert Box builds a custom list right there on your personal Desktop.

Don't visit the Clearinghouse every day? You can also have these notifications sent to you by e-mail (note that if a new project falls into more than one of the categories you select, you will be notified more than once!)

To begin using the Alert Box, just log in or register free of charge in the Clearinghouse