Tag: cellphones
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Aid groups using cellphones to reach the world’s poor
Washington Post: Aid groups using cellphones to reach the world's poor SEATTLE – For the world's poorest, cellphone technology carries opportunity, aid groups say, as text messages and other mobile applications have created a new platform to reach the most remote farms and crowded urban slums of Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Grameen Foundation,…
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Mobile phones become pocket banks in poor countries
Breitbart: Mobile phones become pocket banks in poor countries An Afghan police officer gets his salary in a text message on his mobile phone. A Kenyan worker dials a few numbers to send money to his family. The rise of banking transactions through mobile phones is giving a whole new meaning to pocket money in…
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The power of mobile money
Economist: The power of mobile money Mobile phones have transformed lives in the poor world. Mobile money could have just as big an impact. ONCE the toys of rich yuppies, mobile phones have evolved in a few short years to become tools of economic empowerment for the world’s poorest people. These phones compensate for inadequate…