Praekelt.org is an African
nonprofit organization
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dedicated to using
mobile technology
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to improve the lives of people living in
poverty
Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a basic standard of living. Poverty can have diverse Biophysical environmen ...
. It was founded in 2007 as an offshoot of
Praekelt Consulting.
Notable projects that the organization is involved in include:
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Young Africa Live, a mobile community where young people can talk candidly and learn about
love
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,
intimate relationship
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s and
sexual intercourse
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and
HIV
The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of '' Lentivirus'' (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which progressive failure of the im ...
/
AIDS
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Project Masiluleke (
Zulu for "let us advise" or "may we give counsel"), a campaign to promote AIDS awareness using "Please Call Me" messages, in partnership with the
PopTech Accelerator and other companies
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TxtAlert, an appointment reminder system for people on chronic medication
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Yoza, a project to promote youth
literacy
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using short cellphone stories, or
m-novels, developed in conjunction with the
Shuttleworth Foundation Shuttleworth may refer to:
* Shuttleworth (surname)
* Shuttleworth, Greater Manchester (historically in Lancashire), a hamlet at the northeastern extremity of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
* Shuttleworth (canvassing)
* The Shuttleworth ...
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MomConnect, an application for pregnant women
See also
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Mobile technology in Africa
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mHealth
mHealth (also written as m-health or mhealth) is an abbreviation for mobile health, a term used for the practice of medicine and public health supported by mobile devices.
The term is most commonly used in reference to using mobile communicatio ...
References
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External links
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Non-profit organisations based in South Africa
Organizations established in 2007
Telecommunications in Africa
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