ChatSalud Aims to Empower Rural Nicaraguans to Advocate for their Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Guest post from FrontlineSMS user Lauren Spigel, and  Nishant Kishore Co-Founders of  ChatSalud Follow/Like ChatSalud on Facebook and on Twitter.  Our Story: In Nicaragua, sex is embarrassing.  Yet in a country where approximately 50 percent of the population is below the age of 18, and where 1 in 3 adolescent girls will become pregnant before they reach the age of 18, it’s clear that people are having sex—they’re just not talking about... Read More

FrontlineSMS and Oro Verde: Market Price information via SMS in Colombia

  Sifting for Gold Photo Credits: ©Kike Arnal / Oro Verde The Oro Verde Program, a social enterprise committed to supporting mining communities in Colombia shares a case study on the impact market prices via SMS have had on ensuring miners have access to  current Gold prices. This pilot has demonstrated the potential of SMS in improving the way market prices are communicated to miners; both in terms of efficiency, and the utility of the information... Read More

Mobile meets health on the margins

The timing of this article could not have been better, given the discussions last week on the merits of mobile-based “cloud computing” and the clarification of our position a couple of days later. Despite advances in mobile devices and data connectivity, the need for mobile tools to also be able to work in less than optimal conditions is still as strong and as relevant as ever, as this use of FrontlineSMS by Telecoms Sans Frontiers in... Read More