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Nyiwung Valery Colong traveled from Cameroon, Africa to San Francisco, California in May 2009 to take part in TechSoupGlobal's N2Y4 Conference. His project - AMIS (Agricultural Marketing Information Services) - was a finalist in the N2Y4 Mobile Challenge.
envisionGood.tv had a chance to talk with Valery at the conference and learn how mobile phones and SMS are being used in Cameroon to help farmers get the info they need to develop their businesses more efficiently. Thanks for watching. Please comment and subscribe!Nyiwung Valery Colong traveled from Cameroon, Africa to San Francisco, California in... more
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envisionGood.tv met up with Phindile, Youth Advisory Board Member of YouthAssets, in Swaziland, Africa in July 2009. Phindile talks about Life and shares one tip with young girls (and boys too): "concentrate on your studies".
YouthAssets is an international nonprofit organization that empowers orphans and vulnerable youth in southern Africa. Thank you for watching. Please subscribe for more videos, and drop us a comment. We'd love to hear from you!envisionGood.tv met up with Phindile, Youth Advisory Board Member of YouthAssets, in... more
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Swaziland, Africa - In July 2009, envisionGood.tv traveled with Jennifer Sly, founder of YouthAssets, an international nonprofit organization that empowers orphans and "youth head of households" in southern Africa.
Enroute to a homestead of one of YouthAssets' "youth advisors", Jennifer explained the important role that mobile phones play to make connecting with rural youth more efficient. Jennifer also tells us how rural youth exchanged mobile airtime using cellular network MTN's "Me2U" service. Youth sold airtime to get money needed for bus fare to attend BarCampSwaziland, a local technology conference.
Thanks for watching. Please comment and rte this vid - thanks :-)Swaziland, Africa - In July 2009, envisionGood.tv traveled with Jennifer Sly, founder... more
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Swaziland, Africa, July 2009: During a quick break in between sessions at BarCampSwaziland, Gcina of YouthAssets explains that mobile phones are more widely used in Swaziland, Africa than computers, as a source of information and connecting with friends. Gcina also tells us about MXIT, the dominant mobile social networking platform in southern africa, with over 9 million users and growing. Gcina uses a Nokia 6300 to catch up with friends on Facebook.
Thanks for watching :-)Swaziland, Africa, July 2009: During a quick break in between sessions at... more
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Hans Chung, Co-Founder of MokuGift, met up with us at a cafe in San Francisco to tell us about his new venture: MokuGift. This social enterprise is a new venture that makes it easy to for people to buy a tree for $1 as a gift for a friend, and in so doing, support United Nations Environment Programme's Billion Tree Campaign to combat global climate change. Hans also touches upon its partnerships with corporations and how businesses can benefit from MokuGift. Thank you for watching :-)Hans Chung, Co-Founder of MokuGift, met up with us at a cafe in San Francisco to tell... more
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envisionGood.tv talks with TibusisoM, multimedia student and participant at BarCampSwaziland, a technology event hosted by YouthAssets.org in Malkerns, Swaziland on June 27, 2009.
BarCampSwaziland brought together technology experts and enthusiasts for a day of sharing ideas, building local tech community relationships, and learning about the current tech scene that's happenig in Swaziland and southern Africa.
YouthAssets is an international nonprofit organization that empowers orphans and vulnerable youth in southern Africa. For more info, be sure to visit http://www.YouthAssets.org and http://www.BarCampSwaziland.org .envisionGood.tv talks with TibusisoM, multimedia student and participant at... more
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Swaziland, Africa - July 2009: Jennifer Sly, Founder of YouthAssets, brought us with her to a number of local homesteads in Swaziland this week. Along the way, Jennifer told us about how she used Google's G1 phone & Google GPS Maps to find a remote homestead of a 12 year old boy she met over 14 months beforehand in rural Swaziland, Africa. Jennifer points out the importance of GPS maps in Africa, noting that in most locations people do not have street addresses.
YouthAssets is an international nonprofit organization that uses mobile technology to empower and connect orphans and vulnerable youth in southern Africa. To learn more about how you can support their important work, please visit http://www.YouthAssets.org. For more videos on Africa, social entrepreneurs, social capital, and nonprofits, please visit: http://www.envisionGood.tv. Thanks!Swaziland, Africa - July 2009: Jennifer Sly, Founder of YouthAssets, brought us with... more
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