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		<title>Sending a Message of Accountability: SMS Helps Improve Services After Pakistan Floods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this guest post, Alex Gilchrist explains how the Popular Engagement Policy Lab (PEPL) used SMS to communicate with affected communities during the humanitarian response to the floods in Pakistan in 2011. Using FrontlineSMS to set up a Complaints and Response Mechanism, people were able to share their experiences of accessing food and shelter. Co-authored [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.frontlinesms.com/2012/02/22/sending-a-message-of-accountability-sms-helps-improve-services-after-pakistan-floods/</link>
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		<title>Monitoring Conservation via SMS: Pact Use FrontlineForms in Cambodia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest post by Amanda Bradley, Director of Pact’s Community Forestry Partnership Program in Cambodia
The Oddar Meanchey Community Forestry REDD project is the first of its kind in Cambodia. This project was initiated in 2008 when international consensus crystallized around a mechanism called REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation), aiming to compensate developing countries that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.frontlinesms.com/2012/02/20/monitoring-conservation-via-sms-pact-uses-frontlineforms-in-cambodia/</link>
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		<title>The FrontlineSMS:Credit Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Sharon Langevin, FrontlineSMS:Credit Project Manager
Mobile money is spreading quickly across the globe. The ability to transfer funds from a mobile handset has been hailed as the key to extending financial services to the base of the pyramid. While a mobile money account is valuable to an individual for securing savings and easy money transfer, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.frontlinesms.com/2012/02/16/the-frontlinesmscredit-story/</link>
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		<title>At the Forefront of Development: A Look at the Potential of FrontlineSMS in India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FrontlineSMS featured in an Indian newspaper named The Financial Chronicle this week, in an article entitled At the Forefront of Development. You can read the article below, or view the print version of this article here [pdf].
By Brij Kothari, The Financial Chronicle
The hardware is rudimentary. An ordinary mobile phone connected to a laptop with a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.frontlinesms.com/2012/02/15/at-the-forefront-of-development-a-look-at-the-potential-of-frontlinesms-in-india/</link>
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		<title>“Radio isn’t just a platform; it’s a social institution.” Reflections on World Radio Day Celebration in London.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Peter Westman had an eventful start to his internship at FrontlineSMS, as his first day coincided with what was one of the most eventful days in the FrontlineSMS:Radio calendar so far: the inaugural World Radio Day. Here, Peter shares his thoughts on an event organized in London and the opportunity to reflect on the power [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.frontlinesms.com/2012/02/15/%e2%80%9cradio-isn%e2%80%99t-just-a-platform-it%e2%80%99s-a-social-institution-%e2%80%9d-reflections-on-world-radio-day/</link>
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		<title>World Radio Day: An Opportunity to Celebrate an Unsung Hero</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have been excited to play a role in celebrating the first ever World Radio Day here at FrontlineSMS, through our sector project FrontlineSMS:Radio. Our Radio Project Manager, Amy O&#8217;Donnell, has been central to proceedings; helping to organise a successful World Radio Day event in London and attracting significant media attention, too. Below is an article [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.frontlinesms.com/2012/02/14/world-radio-day-an-opportunity-to-celebrate-an-unsung-hero/</link>
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		<title>Celebrating the Power of Radio All Over the World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Amy O&#8217;Donnell, FrontlineSMS:Radio Project Manager.

Excitement is rising as we gear up to celebrate UNESCO’s inaugural World Radio Day next Monday 13th February. A wide spectrum of activities is being organized around the globe to raise awareness about the power of radio and to celebrate over 100 years of broadcast. For our part, FrontlineSMS:Radio is delighted to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.frontlinesms.com/2012/02/08/celebrating-the-power-of-radio-all-over-the-world/</link>
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		<title>Talking with Texts: How Cellphones Empower Deaf Children in Uganda</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FrontlineSMS Founder, Ken Banks, produces a blog series with National Geographic called Mobile Message. This series is about how mobile phones and appropriate technologies are being used throughout the world to improve, enrich, and empower billions of lives. This week, Mobile Message featured a post from an inspiring FrontlineSMS use case, as you can read [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.frontlinesms.com/2012/02/07/talking-with-texts-how-cellphones-empower-deaf-children-in-uganda/</link>
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		<title>Seeing the social impact of mobile technology: Experiences of a FrontlineSMS volunteer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FrontlineSMS relies on the support of our growing band of dedicated volunteers and interns, who provide heroic amounts of support to help us keep things running successfully. We have a page on our website dedicated to these &#8216;FrontlineSMS Heroes&#8216; in order to acknowledge all the great work they do. 
There are many different ways to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.frontlinesms.com/2012/02/01/seeing-the-social-impact-of-mobile-technology-experiences-of-a-frontlinesms-volunteer/</link>
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		<title>Find answers to Frequently Asked Questions about FrontlineSMS!</title>
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When people first encounter FrontlineSMS software, a number of questions come up again and again, both in person and on our community forum; &#8216;how do I access the software?&#8217; &#8216;What does it cost to send and receive messages?&#8217; &#8216;What can FrontlineSMS be used for?&#8217; We’ve collated the answers to these and many more Frequently Asked Questions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.frontlinesms.com/2012/01/31/find-answers-to-your-frequently-asked-questions-on-frontlinesms/</link>
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