M-Pesa: The wonder of mobile money

The scope for what you can use a mobile phone for is increasing year by year. Once they were used for making calls alone, but they are about so much more now. And their potential grows ever more exciting as they become cheaper and more accessible around the world. ...

Ploughing a Better Reap with m-Agriculture

Three female entrepreneurs in 2010 got together to develop a mobile solution that would provide market price transparency for Kenyan farmers. Jamilla Abass co-founded M-Farm – an m-Agriculture program – with Susan Oguya and Linda Kwamnoka. The exploitation...

SMS – A Powerful Tool for Change

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...