"Have you heard about Forget Me Not Africa? http://www.forgetmenotafrica.com/ I wonder if an app could be developed to translate an SMS with typed location info into GPS coordinates."
FrontlineSMS allows you to text message with large groups of people anywhere there is a mobile signal.
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N. Neelley Hicks
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Malaria-Focused SMS Projects
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I'm working with one project in Zimbabwe, and one in Uganda where the focus is to educate people on malaria-prevention and treatment. Who should I connect with who is already having success in this…Continue
Tags: education, malaria, sms, health
Started this discussion. Last reply by Pierre Omadjela Aug 7, 2012.
How do I auto add responses to contact groups?
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Basically, when someone types a keyword, I want their number to be added to a contact group associated with it. I knew how to do it in the old version - but can't figure it out in the new! Please…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by N. Neelley Hicks Jul 11, 2012.
Kenya/Somalia
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Do any of you have reliable contacts in the Kenya/Somalia region? We are working with a group that would like to establish additional reporting channels there. Your help is appreciated!Continue
Tags: channels, communication, Somalia, Kenya
Started this discussion. Last reply by Florence Scialom Nov 22, 2011.
Laptop/Netbook Recommendation
I am located in the U.S. but looking at purchasing laptops for persons living in Africa (different regions) and Philippines. Can anyone recommend some good international contacts for me in this…Continue
Started Aug 31, 2011
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N. Neelley Hicks replied to Michael Ryave's discussion Huawei e173 + FrontlineSMS * MacOSX Lion 10.7 = nulling all day"I can't recall, as it has been some time. But this is the most common mistake that I have seen as I've worked with teaching others how to use Frontline SMS."
N. Neelley Hicks replied to Michael Ryave's discussion Huawei e173 + FrontlineSMS * MacOSX Lion 10.7 = nulling all day"When I first tried, I had made the mistake of getting a data sim card rather than one used simply for voice. Once I switched, it worked on the first try. Hope this helps!"
Pierre Omadjela replied to N. Neelley Hicks's discussion Malaria-Focused SMS Projects"We pray the God goes with you through that project in order to teach people how to prevent from Malaria which is killing everyday especially in Africa.
One of the strategies is to identify where some activities are being executed (Church service,…"
Balaba Peter replied to N. Neelley Hicks's discussion Malaria-Focused SMS Projects"Nice to hear about your vision of using this platform to combat malaria. Am from Nakaseke-Uganda, I have so far setup one platform. Unfortunately, my platform is focusing on agriculture and advisory services. The good thing is that we are…"
N. Neelley Hicks posted a discussionMalaria-Focused SMS Projects
I'm working with one project in Zimbabwe, and one in Uganda where the focus is to educate people on malaria-prevention and treatment. Who should I connect with who is already having success in this kind of messaging? I appreciate any help you can give!See More
N. Neelley Hicks replied to N. Neelley Hicks's discussion How do I auto add responses to contact groups?"ok - thanks, Laura, for the reply!"
Laura Walker Hudson replied to N. Neelley Hicks's discussion How do I auto add responses to contact groups?"Hi Neelley
Thanks for your post. Just to clarify - automatically adding contacts to groups using keywords isn't yet built in version 2 of FrontlineSMS. You can see when we expect to be adding it on our upcoming features page.
In the meantime if…"
N. Neelley Hicks posted a discussionHow do I auto add responses to contact groups?
Basically, when someone types a keyword, I want their number to be added to a contact group associated with it. I knew how to do it in the old version - but can't figure it out in the new! Please help!See More
Florence Scialom commented on N. Neelley Hicks's blog post UMC to Pilot Cutting Edge Communications Technology to Attack Isolation and Poverty"Great! Its so exciting to follow your work, Neelley, and we'll look forward to adding you onto our user map and featuring new use cases on our website, too! \o/"
N. Neelley Hicks commented on N. Neelley Hicks's blog post UMC to Pilot Cutting Edge Communications Technology to Attack Isolation and Poverty"Thanks, Flo! Yes, just yesterday in Zimbabwe I met with someone in healthcare who can see many uses with Frontline for healthcare workers and health education. The United Methodist Church will be expanding the # of locations on your map very soon!"
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The Philippines Discovers Frontline SMS!
This photo was taken after a United Methodist workshop on Frontline SMS, where participants were asked to reflect on community issues, how they seek change, and how they communicate change. Healthcare and peace were two of the powerful responses.
Florence Scialom commented on N. Neelley Hicks's blog post UMC to Pilot Cutting Edge Communications Technology to Attack Isolation and Poverty"Hi Neelley,
Thank you so much for sharing your post here on our community forum - it is really exciting to see the many ways you are exploring use of FrontlineSMS in your work! \o/
Thanks
Flo"
N. Neelley Hicks posted a blog postUMC to Pilot Cutting Edge Communications Technology to Attack Isolation and Poverty
Note: I wrote this blog for The United Methodist Church and it is posted also at http://www.ministrywith.org/blog/view/108 Isolation is a contributing cause of systemic poverty. When people are isolated from societal developments – whether political, environmental, health, economic or otherwise – poverty and conditions of poverty, including disease and oppression, thrive. But there is good news: innovations in information and…See More
Florence Scialom replied to N. Neelley Hicks's discussion Kenya/Somalia"Hi Neelley,
Thanks for posting about this. The forum members on the list Ken has linked to will be those who have mentioned Somalia on their profile, so your best bet is to read their profile pages and see which is most relevant to your work.…"
N. Neelley Hicks replied to N. Neelley Hicks's discussion Kenya/Somalia"Out of them, should I start with any particular order?"
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- I learned about Frontline SMS in 2008 and have been following it since. I'm now working with communications technology in Africa and the Philippines on behalf of The United Methodist Church. I would like to connect with others using Frontline for health, radio and education.
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- I am a United Methodist minister who's very passionate about helping others. I'm involved with Project Tariro in Zimbabwe-an HIV/AIDS program and with a church in Nashville whose members are almost all poor (some homeless). I serve full time at United Methodist Communications.
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UMC to Pilot Cutting Edge Communications Technology to Attack Isolation and Poverty
Note: I wrote this blog for The United Methodist Church and it is posted also at http://www.ministrywith.org/blog/view/108
Isolation is a contributing cause of systemic poverty. When people are isolated from societal developments – whether political, environmental, health, economic or otherwise – poverty and conditions of poverty, including disease and oppression, thrive. But there is good news: innovations in…
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Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 1:08pm on June 9, 2011, Florence Scialom said…
Welcome to the forum Neelley! Great to see you've joined, and hope you find it useful to get you started using FrontlineSMS.
Best,
Florence
- At 3:50am on June 9, 2011,
Suresh Kumar said… - Welcome to FLSMS. I think you have chosen a right tool to address the mass. FLSMS is a great platform for collecting and disseminating information to a large group, is really helpful for doing IEC and many more activities to cater the issues of deferent sectors in developing countries. All the very best....!!
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