Apps4Africa

It is an internet based application that can be accessed through out the world. The system can be used to launch surveys (Such as hospital services: How services are provided, in Schools: how teachers do their job, in government: how democracy and other things are performed etc) and record user responses. There will features like emails notifications of surveys, publishing of survey results, report generation etc. people/ users will be sending messages via phones, emails or postal mails.

Students in Higher Learning institutions in Tanzania are in need of a services which will give them some information for them to make decision within reasonable timing and without hassle. E.g getting Information (using Mobile phones )about Loan status, Accommodation Status, Tuition Fee status, Exams result etc while still on leave/vacation in their villages

In Tanzania we have a good number of individuals (professional teachers or non-professionals) who have interests in assisting youths in academic matters. This portal will be a gateway bridging the gap between teachers and students regardless of their location or which schools they are located or teaching or studying.

This will be a place where some of the schools could take this as an opportunity to show the public that they have the best teachers by exposing them to students from any school to ask questions, guidance etc on relevant subjects

The project aims at creating a courses portal for east African students. It will allow registered users of the system to join a course available in the site and access the materials published for the course. People can register themselves as students of a course or Tutor for a course.
The course home page will contain the title of the course and a brief description, there will be a brief discussion board for each course where students can interact, an announcement board, and course content for the material available. Tutor can upload the course content, Quiz and tests.

Location for VCTs and ART site including health Centers with services being offered.

day laborers, the kind who hang out on Moi Avenue in Nairobi, often earn less than they deserve because they don't have information about what jobs are available. Is there a tool that can connect day laborers with job opportunities (via a student at University of Nairobi)

Location aware 'Mobile Directory'. Would be cool if it could list specific services e.g. ATM Locator. (via @Buggz79 and @ufahari)

Map Kibera is already mapping assets of the slum community. People who live there should be able to query the MK database thru SMS and find out where to go for medical help and other needed services. Local service providers could then also register the phone #s that query so they can send out relevant info.

How many times have you found yourself stuck with mobile phone airtime from a provider different from the one you use?

The system I propose would alleviate this by converting the airtime from whichever provider to airtime that you can actually use without resorting to buying another SIM card. Charges for the services can be levied as a percentage of transaction amount.

Why?

Because many a time the shops could be out of the airtime that the subscriber requires but have plenty of airtime from a different service provider.