4 Benefits of Text Messaging Applications for Education Programs
The Rapid Evidence Review of Messaging Apps, SMS & Social Media from the EdTech Hub provides an overview of existing research on the use of mobile phone-based...
Breaking News: NETA is the Future of Humanitarian Assistance
The future of humanitarian, development, and peacekeeping assistance is here!
Welcome Earthlings! Hello, my name is AID-UN. I am not a humanoid. I am an aid worker...
How to Guide: Teaching on WhatsApp for Grassroots Community Organizers
Grassroot, a civic technology organization based in South Africa, launched a first-of-its-kind leadership development course over the messaging platform WhatsApp...
3 Lessons Learned Championing Local Leadership in Development
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the international development and humanitarian sector to adapt to a different operational model, with most international staff...
3 Ways to Make Digital Health Services Work for Everyone
The acceleration of digital health services during the pandemic has been accompanied by growing concerns about the ‘digital divide’ in global healthcare. The...
Apply Now: $500,000 WhatsApp Grants for Social Justice Organizations
Billions of people all over the world use WhatsApp to stay connected to friends and family. Governments, NGOs and charities use WhatsApp to support COVID-19 digital...
Surprise! Technology is NOT Key Need for Refugee Entrepreneurship
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in 2018 more than 70 million people around the world were forced to flee their homes because...
The Surprising Challenge to Remote Training Success in DRC
When Pierre Akilimali was asked to hold a remote training for his Kinshasa- and Kongo Central-based resident enumerators in April 2020, he was rightly skeptical....
6 Takeaways From COVID-19 Remote Data Collection in Rural DRC
Helping USAID ensure accountability and results through monitoring, evaluation, and learning (ME&L) presented a multitude of challenges this year. The COVID-19...
4 Key Findings: Smallholder Farmer Use of Mobile Phones for Agriculture
ICTforAg services and solutions disseminated through mobile phones offer the promise to connect millions of smallholder farmers and improve their access to agricultural...











