Imagine if those without smartphones could have all of the Apps4Africa apps in the palm of their hands plus all of the other apps that organizations and governments are developing! Masawa makes this possible. Masawa is a foldering system on java-enabled phones (2.5B in the world) that allows users all over the world to have a whole suite of applications at their disposal, like an app store for the poor. So instead of just having one health app in Malawi or one agriculture app in Niger, user can have them both plus much more.
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Mobile Banking for poor via community phones
An app for poor people to provide banking coverage to by means of community mobile phones. Such an ecosystem would provide jobs to people manning the community phones. The population in general will see improvement is their lives by increase of banking coverage area. Will will not be dependent on money lenders. They will be able to manage their money and obtain credit in a more organized manner.
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Educative Mobile Games
People are always playing simple mobile games like snakes & ladders to pass time either while standing in queues, while in transit by public transport etc. This presents an opportunity to deliver educative games t:at could teach basic principles such as business principles, or math or other kinds of knowledge.
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Mobile Micro-Work
A way to deliver (crowdsource) small tasks for people to do on their mobile p:ones and/or web and they earn money either as p:one credit or by mobile money transfer/deposit(MKesho). The aim would be to provide people a way to earn some kind of income.
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Blood and Medicine requirement on Map with mobile and web interface.
The system will have a mobile and web interface for posting requirement of medicine and blood. The information posted will have technical information about the requirement, the location on map, the requirement time frame.
The information will be represented on the map for the public to view.
Authorized health workers and community leaders should be able to post to the system using sms in a given format.
Posting can also be done through smartphones where the location information will be more accurate and automatically added.
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MobilE - Virtual Thinkers
MobilE is web application system that helps in finding people that are the victims of disasters such as the one that happened in Haiti. The users send multimedia information at no cost and this information is sent to the system, this one sends it to people related to the people in need (family and organisation in the nearest area who can help).It locates the people in need of help and rank them by order of urgency. It has a mobile web version that accurately and rapidly provides all information needed to help the unfortunate people.
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_easilyUssd
USSD is available on all cellphones yet one can't find as many apps as one can think should be. USSD gateways are hard(very) to acquire. The solution suggested is a shared, street-affordable gateway where -
-developer with idea for an app downloads the _easilyUssd SDK.
-App is designed and developed on the devkit
-App is submitted to _easilyUssd where its vetted for practicality
-If it passes it gets hosted and the app is assigned a '*000*1234#'-type address.
-The app's address can then be distributed via sms, wap, etc.
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A mobile Application for Kenyan Farmers
Farmers in Kenya face a big challenge when it comes to using new technologies to enhance their farming and increase their produce. They need an application to enable them market their produce, learn how to control popular pests and diseases and know the prevailing weather conditions too.
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Academic Mobile Information System (AIMS)
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
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Help People in Kibera Find the Resources in Their Backyard through SMS
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.
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