FactCheck Elections
FactCheck Elections is an independent, non-partisan and non-profit fact-checking platform with the primary goal of verifying claims and debunking fake news around electoral activities in Nigeria using …
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Uchaguzi: A Case Study – Successes, Challenges, and New Ways Forward
In 2010, Ushahidi collaborated with partners to create the Uchaguzi-Kenya platform (an Ushahidi instance). It provided a channel for Kenyan citizens to communicate openly about the 2010 …
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m-Omulimisa: Connecting farmers
m-Omulimisa is an agriculture technology company that leverages ICT tools especially mobile phone technology to improve the livelihoods of all small holder farmers in Uganda. M-omulimisa offers …
Grassroot: Enabling participatory democracy in South African democracy
Grassroot is a mobile platform that allows individuals to organize and coordinate between one another for the causes they believe in. Founded in South Africa by Luke …
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Afyarekod: Patient driven health data platform built on AI and Blockchain technology
Afya Rekod is a digital health data platform that focuses on the patient and allows health facilities to capture, store, have real-time access and mobility of the …
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Biscate: Connecting workers with opportunities in Mozambique’s informal sector
Biscate (meaning odd jobs in Portuguese) is a platform using inclusive technologies such as SMS, USSD and web to connect skilled workers from the informal sector with …
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A reporting tool for cleaner neighbourhoods
MOPA is a platform through which citizens can request services directly from the municipal government using mobile phones. The data collected is sent to the City Council …
Amandla.mobi – Action for Mzansi
Amandla.mobi is a platform that aims to “turn every cellphone in South Africa into a democracy tool” by using Whatsapp, SMS, USSD, Web and social networking to run …
Pensa – Providing free and government approved health information to Mozambican citizens
PENSA’s mHealth platform provides every Mozambican free and MOH-approved health information through USSD, SMS, and a responsive website, covering the last mile and the bottom of the …
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MobiSAM – Social Accountability Management tool
MobiSAM (Mobile Social Accountability Monitoring) began as an idea between friends discussing their water problems at the height of Grahamstown’s water outages. Wouldn’t it be great if …