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January 2013

Our head in The Cloud, our heart in the community

Wednesday 01/23/2013  14:17  |  by Brenda Burrell

Freedom Fone faces a number of challenges in 2013 as it transitions from a donor funded development model to a community supported software project.

Historically, Freedom Fone was developed to help activists quickly set up automated voice menu, voicemail and SMS information services independent of the Internet and with a minimum of reliance on mobile network operators.

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Achievements in 2012

Wednesday 01/23/2013  14:15  |  by Brenda Burrell

A lot of ground was covered in 2012 thanks to valued contributions from staff, donors, volunteers, users and other good folk.

We ran hands-on training in Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Uganda and were delighted to see communities of use arise as a result of these workshops.

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Mobile Voter Education and Radio in the Election in Ghana

Friday 01/11/2013  02:00  |  by Webmaster

Katrin Verclas speaks to NDItech's Program Officer, Chris Doten, about the innovative mobile audio-to-radio project deployed for the presidential elections in Ghana. 

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