Jessie Wild, 19/09/2014 00:35:
One point of clarification: I'll actually be working with IDEO.org http://ideo.org/, which is a spin-off of IDEO (and yes, Jane, that is the Wikipedia article for IDEO) It is a separate organization focused on partnering with people in need to design paths out of poverty.
Oh, interesting, a sort of generalisation of microcredit (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q653953 ) programs? If the experience from Wikimedia is able to make a difference there, we'll hear about it for long. Keep us informed.
Nemo