Last winter while in Rwanda, I was fascinated by the amount of people that own cellphones, even in rural villages where everyone struggled for food and basic healthcare. International development agencies such as UNICEF took advantage of this wide-spread in monitoring maternal and child mortality issues. While others like voxiva employed cellphone applications and the internet in tracking HIV/AIDS. As I researched this field, I realized that many more technology driven initiatives exist in the developing world, some more effective than others.my fascination continues .... so in this blog I plan to discover more of these initiatives and analyze the impact of ICT in international development efforts.
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