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  • Farmers in rural Zimbabwe use a mobile financial management service application tool to monitor their business profits

    February 02, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Zimbabwe

    Biztrack is a mobile financial management application that helps farmers keep track of their business information and finances with ease. It records information on deals, sales, and general performance and has since been downloaded by more than 47 area farmers. The app also allows farmers to store the data in a safe, easily accessible place, as opposed to traditional bookkeeping.

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  • Justice for Free: How Nigerian Lawyers Are Using Tech to Address Societal Injustice

    February 01, 2023 |

    Legit.ng |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Headfort, a nonprofit in Nigeria, is helping residents serving jail time while awaiting trial who cannot afford lawyers by representing them in court for free. The organization tries to be as accessible as possible by searching for people in need, being active on social media, and communicating through a smartphone app for legal advice.

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  • “It attracted me”: Inside a fellowship for non religious Nigerians

    January 29, 2023 |

    Minority Africa |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Table Community is a safe online space for Nigerians to have nuanced conversations about religion over virtual meetings, something that is frowned upon by most of society in the country.

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  • Saving Food Waste From The Landfill, One WhatsApp Message At A Time

    January 27, 2023 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Germany

    The volunteer initiative Foodsharing is helping reduce food waste in Germany by collecting donated goods from restaurants, grocery stores, and other food businesses and distributing them to anyone interested. The food is given away through communication channels like WhatsApp groups or publicly accessible places like community fridges, and you do not need to meet any qualifications to get it.

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  • With a mobile app Nigerians can monitor public projects but users say database is incomplete

    January 26, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo, Osun

    Eyemark is a mobile application that allows citizens to track, monitor, and evaluate Federal Government projects they’re interested in across the country, as these projects often get abandoned with little to no information shared with the public. App users can also leave reviews of projects, as well as feedback that officials can address.

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  • Prevention on air: An initiative is deploying behavioural change communication to tackle hepatitis

    January 24, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Jos

    The One Liver radio program shares information on hepatitis screening and preventative lifestyle changes and hosts Q&A sessions with medical experts about the condition. The program reaches over 20,000 listeners each week and helps connect listeners with medical outreaches to get screened and vaccinated.

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  • Science for All: A documentary on citizen science

    January 24, 2023 |

    Neighbird |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

    Citizen scientists in India are using apps like iNaturalist to contribute to scientific research on biodiversity. They help fills gaps in data by adding photos of plants and animals to the app for researchers to assess.

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  • Preventing Good Food From Going to Waste

    January 17, 2023 |

    The Story Exchange |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Food Rescue Hero collects surplus food and distributes it to those in need. Volunteers use the organization’s app to accept deliveries, pick them up from the donor, and deliver them to individuals and organizations that distribute the food.

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  • Determined initiative is closing the menstrual awareness gap in secondary schools

    December 22, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ogun State

    Arise for Girls is an organization designed to educate young girls about menstrual hygiene, as period poverty and stigma are very apparent in rural areas. The organization provides educational resources, sanitary pads, and provides a sense of community by encouraging girls to connect with each other via WhatsApp. Since May 2021, the organization has helped over 1,400 girls in neighboring areas.

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  • Los retos de las ‘apps' antidesperdicio más allá de rescatar comida

    December 21, 2022 |

    Revista Haz |

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    Response Location: Spain

    Las ‘apps’ antidesperdicio nacieron hace seis años con la misión de disminuir los alimentos que terminan en el cubo de la basura cada día al echar el cierre de comercios y establecimientos de restauración. Uno de los apps, Phenix, ha logrado derivar hacia tres asociaciones benéficas en España un 73.000 kilos de alimentos (162.000 raciones de comida), que tiene un valor estimado de 177.000 euros.

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