I linked to txteagle before, but after watching a video of its founder, Nathan Eagle, I felt it deserved a standalone post.
For those who haven’t already heard about txteagle, it’s essentially a way to put small tasks in the hands of mobile phone users in rural areas of developing countries and pay them for completing [...]
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A Kenyan Idea With Global Reach
Posted in Africa, Kenya, technology, tagged Africa, development, entrepreneurship, Kenya, mobile, outsourcing, programming, sms, technology, txteagle on 24 March 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tips for Teaching Typing in Malawi?
Posted in Africa, developing countries, malawi, teaching, technology, tagged fellowship, malawi, technology on 21 April 2008 | 2 Comments »
Thanks to a generous fellowship from Sara’s Wish Foundation, I will be able to teach a couple of short
typing courses during my stay in Malawi as a Fulbright Fellow, conducting research for my dissertation. With the fellowship from Sara’s Wish, I will purchase some used iBook laptops (Macs get fewer viruses in Malawi), and as [...]
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