Chris Caruso
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Chris Caruso 1999 fellow
Bold Idea
Leverage information technology to assist and encourage grassroots anti-poverty initiatives by training organizations to use the Internet to build capacity, create networks of support and broadcast the voices of poor people.
Biography
Chris Caruso is the founder of Human Rights Tech, a non-profit organization dedicated to training grassroots community organizers on how to use information technology to promote human rights and end poverty. He has trained dozens of community organizations, social movements, NGOs, trade unions, and foundations across the United States, as well as in Brazil, Canada, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, and Thailand. Chris serves as an educator for the Poverty Initiative, and has been recognized as a pioneer in the grassroots use of the Internet . He has received numerous grants and fellowships for his work combining technology, education, and anti-poverty organizing. Chris received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania.
