Climate Response · Humanitarian Tech · SMS Workflows · Managed Hosting Drought Early Warning System Over 2.8 million Zambians faced acute food insecurity during the 2023–2024 El Niño-induced drought, one of the most severe climate shocks the region has experienced in thirty years. Yet across the most affected districts, community coordinators were still relying on […]
Use Case · Health · Malaria Prevention Awareness · Tanzania A child dies from malaria every two minutes in Africa. In Tanzania, this disease accounts for nearly 30% of all outpatient consultations and remains one of the leading causes of under-five mortality. Yet the challenge is not only medical; it is fundamentally communicational. Malaria prevention […]
Use Case · Climate Adaptation · Agricultural advisory Campaigns · Ivory Coast Every rainy season in the Ivory Coast, the same tragedy unfolds. Rivers overflow. Rainfall becomes unpredictable. And yet, thousands of smallholder farmers receive no actionable guidance on how to protect their crops or adapt their practices. The 2023 climate variability that devastated cassava, […]
Use Case · Disaster Risk Reduction · Ghana · Emergency Communication Every rainy season in Ghana, the same tragedy unfolds. Rivers overflow. Communities in the Northern, Savannah, and Greater Accra regions are submerged within hours. And yet, thousands of citizens receive no warning, or receive it far too late to act. The 2024 Accra flash […]
Buyer Guide · NGO Technology · Communication Platform Selecting an appropriate messaging platform for NGOs represents one of the most critical technology decisions that humanitarian organizations face today. Unlike commercial enterprises with substantial IT budgets and dedicated technical teams, non-governmental organizations must navigate a complex landscape of communication tools while balancing stringent security requirements, […]
Citizen Engagement Digital Tools: The Governance Gap Senegal Can No Longer Afford to Ignore Dakar’s population surpassed 3.9 million in 2024. Thiès, Ziguinchor, and Saint-Louis are growing at a similar velocity. As Senegal urbanizes at one of the fastest rates in West Africa, a structural paradox is deepening: the more citizens there are to serve, […]
Kenya Voter Education Campaign Kenya’s high-stakes elections often grapple with two critical issues: a flood of misinformation and alarmingly low youth voter engagement. During the 2022 polls, for example, false claims spread like wildfire, from wild animals supposedly on the loose to premature “victory” announcements for candidates. Such rumors, easily shared on social media, create […]
In Ethiopia’s ongoing humanitarian crises, marked by conflict, drought and mass displacement, organisations often lack reliable channels to hear directly from affected communities. As of 2024, 21.4 million people in Ethiopia need life-saving assistance. This includes roughly 4.4 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in dispersed camps and host communities. Recent conflicts have “left communities […]
Nigeria has faced numerous public health emergencies in recent years, from cholera outbreaks and annual Lassa fever surges to the COVID-19 pandemic. In each crisis, one lesson stands out: rapid, reliable communication can save lives. Yet traditional outbreak communication in Nigeria often struggles with fragmented channels, slow information flow, and misinformation. Health alerts may take […]
Imagine a government health department needing to send urgent SMS alerts to millions of citizens during an outbreak, or an NGO running an education campaign via WhatsApp across multiple regions. In these scenarios, reaching everyone quickly is non-negotiable. Yet all too often, traditional messaging platforms impose caps or high per-message fees that force public sector […]
