NYU Heyman Center Philanthropy 3.0 Speaker Series: Mobile & Micro Philanthropy

NYU Heyman Center Philanthropy 3.0 Speaker

Series:Mobile and Micro Philanthropy

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How mobile is helping to elevate African voices and causes

Presented by Liz NgonziApril 11, 2012 

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“Until the lion has his or her own storyteller, the hunter will always have the best part of the story."~ Ewe-mina Proverb

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“Umuntu Media's Mimiboard will enable and improve trade and communication on a hyper-local level in Africa.”~ Umuntu Media

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MPrep brings education to the

masses through SMS-based learning.

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Through this initiative, African youth were able to share photos

and videos depicting the

effects of climate change on their

respective communities.

The M-PESA Mobile Payment system enabled Kenyans both rich

and poor to participate in this campaign to assist their fellow

countrymen, affected by the famine.

During the 2012 Villages in Action conference in Uganda, 10 village

girls were able to share their views about their community, in a global tweetchat that reached 1.5 million

people.

Image: Source:

M-PESA Agent Image: http://www.reuters.com/article/slideshow/idUSTRE55000D20090601#a=1

African Woman on Mobile Phone: http://www.afribiz.net/content/the-rise-of-the-global-african-youth-consumer

The Kafue Daily: http://umuntu-media.pressdoc.com/31643-mimiboard-to-boost-african-trade-on-hyper-local-levelMprep: http://textmprep.com/mPrep2/How_It_Works.html

Connect4Climate Homepage Screenshot: http://www.connect4climate.org/

KenyansforKenya Homepage Screenshot: http://www.kenyansforkenya.org/

Villages in Action Website Screenshot: http://villagesinaction.com/

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