What did not work? What were the challenges?:
The most challenging part of the project was developing the mobile application. The organization is still working to develop versions for other operating systems. Having a long-term, sustainable budget is also challenging. The project was unsuccessful in getting grants from Nokia -- they bought the phones themselves -- and currently doesn't have any money to sustain the project beyond December. Because the project doesn't actually make money, they are dependent on grants and its unlikely to be scalable or sustainable.
In the favelas, or slums, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, unnamed streets meander through the hillsides. There are hospitals, coffee shops and restaurants, none of which appear on a map, and mail carriers struggle to get letters to homes without addresses.
