Global Digital Futures: Mobile for Development in Tanzania

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English - August 18, 2021 17:43 - 35 minutes - 47.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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This week we are joined by Hannah Metcalfe to speak about Mobile for Development in Tanzania. Hannah has had an 8 year career in mobile for development and technology for development. Since 2017 she has been working for Viamo, and since 2019 she has been the Country Director in Tanzania. Viamo is a technology for development organisation with a platform capable of reaching anyone in the world, with a mobile phone. Viamo partners with a wide range of NGOs and other organisations. They can tailor excellent behaviour change communication campaigns, hotlines, infolines and subscription services, as well as providing the data analysis and visualisation to go with it.

Host & Producer: Chipo Mapondera
Researcher: Eliza Bacon
Editor: Deirbhile Ní Bhranáin
Sound Engineer: Fungai Nengare
Theme Music: Anna De Mutiis

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