Dec 4, 2013 | SMS, Social Impact, Technology
At engageSPARK, we are strong proponents of using Voice for Mobile and ICT Development projects, so it’s great to see large organizations such as the GSMA putting their support behind Voice as a mobile development service method. GSMA focuses on voice in its article,...
Nov 27, 2013 | SMS, Social Impact, Technology
The world is predicting the next financial crisis in the form of youth unemployment that threatens to destabilise economies. Youth unemployment is a cause of major concern as we witness increased violence in the Middle East and North Africa, high rates of income...
Nov 21, 2013 | engageSPARK Platform, SMS, Social Impact, Technology
You work at an international NGO in Kenya that focuses on agriculture. You go out into the field and meet with poor smallholder farmers from whom you’ve gathered 20,000 mobile phone numbers. These farmers all happen to be literate, so you’ve decided to engage with...
Jul 24, 2013 | IVR (interactive Voice Response), SMS, Surveys, Technology
We have previously discussed the benefits of using SMS technology in mobile campaigns. Today we’re going to argue the case for voice broadcasting technology being incorporated in these campaigns. What is voice broadcasting? Voice broadcasting applications take...
Jun 12, 2013 | SMS, Surveys, Technology
SMS (also called text messaging) is an immensely and increasingly popular form of communication around the world. It is a great tool for all kinds of mobile campaigns, including mobile healthcare campaigns (mHealth). In April we wrote about SMS not necessarily being...
Apr 17, 2013 | Announcements, SMS, Social Impact
A small, poor village in Niger has 100 adults, 50 men, and 50 women. Women are the engines of change. They work hard. They save money for their families. They make sure that their children go to school. But – they can’t read. The overall literacy rate in Niger is only...
