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MobileActive08

A Global Summit about
Mobile Technology for Social Impact
October 13-15, 2008
Johannesburg, South Africa

 
 
Wireless Technology for Social Change
Read the new report on trends in mobile use by NGOs:
Wireless Technology for Social Change.

The report was commissioned by the UN Foundation/Vodafone Group Foundation Partnership and written by Katrin Verclas and Sheila Kinkade.
 

Mobile and Immersive Learning for Literacy in Emerging Economies (MILLEE)

operates in:
India

contact:
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~mattkam/millee/index.html

From the MILLEE website

The MILLEE research project aims to enhance access to literacy among children of school-going age in the developing world. More specifically, we aim to complement the formal schooling system by applying mobile learning technology to augment educational opportunities in out-of-school settings.

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Read more about MILLEE on the MobileActive blog.



Alô Cidadão!

operates in:
Brazil

contact:
http://www.okto.com.br/noticia.php?newsid=87

Alô Cidadão! (Hello Citizen! is a community SMS news program that brings information about jobs, educational and cultural events, and local news to low-income people in Belo Horizonte in southern Brazil. The messages have been overwhelmingly popular -- over 90% of subscribers forward the SMS to family or friends and rely on the text messages for daily information.

References / Past Projects

Read more and watch a video interview on the MobileActive blog.