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old mobile phones campaign

Hi I have not been online, I was busy with my school work. I think it will be great if we can work together on a project that is aimed at sourcing phones for development projects. Do you think it ... Continue

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old mobile phones campaign

I managed to link Tsogang Water and Sanitation with MobileImpact.Org (http://mobileimpact.typepad.com/mobileimpactorg) . The organisation will help Tsogang Water and Sanitation (www.tsogang.org) an... Continue

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Thanks Ken.

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A development communicator and activist. The one who believes in the integration of indigenous knowledge and modern/western way of communication.

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At 7:12am on July 10th, 2008, Aluta said…: Hi,

My friends work at the university of Malawi. If things go well on my side I will be visiting Zomba before end of the year. When are you going back to Stanford? I am also learning to speak Chichewa, since I've got no one to speak to in Chichewa, it is difficult. Do you know any online tools for learning the language? Zikomo.

At 11:41am on July 9th, 2008, Josh Nesbit said…: I'm about a day's trip from Zomba, but there's a strong possibility I'll be in the area before I head back to Stanford.

What are your friends doing at the Univ. of Malawi?

(I'm trying to learn Chichewa, but I haven't spent more than two months in Malawi, and it's difficult to keep up without practice!)

At 7:19pm on July 8th, 2008, Josh Nesbit said…: Hello!

Thanks for the note, and best of luck - I'll be excited to see how your project develops.

As for cell phones, here's my advice: Once you have a solid proposal, don't be afraid to approach the larger distributors. There's a good chance they'll listen.

My project's funded by Stanford University and a public service foundation - which allowed me to purchase about 100 phones. I contacted Charitable Recycling (a nonprofit in the US) re: the possibility of giving their recycled cell phones happy homes.

Their marketing manager got interested, and found phones with the specifications I needed (quite simple - tri-band, unlocked, suitable for Malawi). They offered 75 Motorola V195s at 12 dollars each.

If you're trying to get free phones, there might also be local solutions. Given the penetration of phones, turnover is huge. Hook up with a local school system or university, and try to run a quick collection campaign.

If any other solutions present themselves, I'll be sure to let you know.

All the best,

Josh

At 3:09pm on June 21st, 2008, jabu said…: HELLO
AM A SYSTEMS PERSON DOING MAINLY FINANCIAL SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATIONS
DEPLOYING FRONT LINE FOR A BURIAL SOCIETY CLIENT ONE OF THE LARGE ONES WITH OVER 20 000 MEMBERS.
USING SMS TECHNOLOGY FOR SIMPLE THINGS LIKE BALANCE EQUIRY CAN TEST BY SENDING IMB000002 TO 34200
WILL USE FRONTFLINE FOR THIS NGO TO DO BACKOFFICE AUTOMATION.
MY CLIENTS WILL INCLUDE RELIABLE MUSIC MULTI VID AFRICAN EXPLOSIVES,FAIRE PRICE GROUP,AND ANC
SEE
WWW.BIPS.CO.ZA
WWW.ABSOLUTEACCOUNTING.CO.ZA
THATS ME

At 3:08pm on June 21st, 2008, jabu said…: HELLO
AM A SYSTEMS PERSON DOING MAINLY FINANCIAL SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATIONS
DEPLOYING FRONT LINE FOR A BURIAL SOCIETY CLIENT ONE OF THE LARGE ONES WITH OVER 20 000 MEMBERS.
USING SMS TECHNOLOGY FOR SIMPLE THINGS LIKE BALANCE EQUIRY CAN TEST BY SENDING IMB000002 TO 34200
WILL USE FRONTFLINE FOR THIS NGO TO DO BACKOFFICE AUTOMATION.
MY CLIENTS WILL INCLUDE RELIABLE MUSIC MULTI VID AFRICAN EXPLOSIVES,FAIRE PRICE GROUP,AND ANC
SEE
WWW.BIPS.CO.ZA
WWW.ABSOLUTEACCOUNTING.CO.ZA
THATS ME

At 3:22pm on June 4th, 2008, Aluta said…: Hi,

I don't have a concept yet. I did a case study with one local municipality in Limpopo on the contribution of their communication strategy towards sustainable service delivery. My findings pointed out that the particular municipality relies on irreverent tools of communication. I just think that cell phones can be effectively used by municipalities as a way of linking with communities. If you think the idea of mobile communication can add value to local government, I am willing to explore the idea further.

At 2:59am on June 4th, 2008, Samantha Fleming said…: hi Aluta
I like the idea of local government communicating with citizens through SMS - what are your ideas? Sam