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Technology, applied appropriately, can provide huge benefits for the conservation and development communities. However, all-too-often there are barriers to entry - cost, lack of guidance or awareness, or simply the lack of a suitable product. After all, few commercial software houses have conservation and development in mind when building their products

As part of its 'low cost, high impact' ethic, kiwanja.net is developing a range of off-the-shelf solutions and services for the NGO sector. These solutions aim to provide access to leading edge, emerging technologies

Products available include:
 

nGOmobile

www.ngomobile.org

nGOmobile is a competition aimed at grassroots, non-profit organisations in the developing world and is designed to encourage them to think about how text messaging could benefit them and their work. Launched in the autumn of 2007, nGOmobile will award prizes of laptop computers, mobile phones, GSM modems, software and cash to four NGOs who come up with the most innovative application ideas

Further details on the competition, its partners, the prizes, the expert judging panel and the rationale behind it are available on the competition website


FrontlineSMS

www.frontlinesms.kiwanja.net

Over the past couple of years, SMS has emerged as a leading tool for communicating a wide range of messages to communities and individuals in developing countries. Most of these text-based services have been developed independently, and at varying cost. Many organisations which could benefit immensely from SMS usage are unable to use the technology due to issues of cost, access and knowledge, and the lack of a suitable product. Since 2005 FrontlineSMS has successfully bridged
this gap, and in the process has been nominated for a mobile industry award, featured as WSIS "ICT Success Story of the Month" for its use in the Nigerian Presidential elections, and attracted funding from the MacArthur Foundation

Further details on the software available on the FrontlineSMS website
 

Charity Central

www.charitycentral.net  (launching Q2 2008)

Many grassroots non-profit organisations work tirelessly for their cause. In the fields of human rights, conservation, education and health many work under difficult or extreme conditions, rarely heard of beyond their immediate geographical areas of focus. Working out how best to get their message across over the internet can be one challenge too far

At the same time spreading that message, mobilising
support and raising funds are often key strategies

Charity Central provides FREE internet hosting services to global grassroots non-profit organisations. For pre-launch information please use the Contact page

 

  
 

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