From Teresa Mathew / Bloomberg CityLab: A Facebook messenger app allows people to record their interactions with police and include their own age, race and gender, location and how they felt about the incident, so that collectively these individual stories begin to build a larger overview of systemic issues with police brutality. Developed by an Army veteran whose partner was killed by police, the goal is to foster more reporting by citizens and then use that data to create more effective policies.
Building on the widespread use of mobile phones in Kenya, Angaza has developed applications to provide people with financial services.
Tostan works to empower rural and remote communities to bring about positive social transformation and sustainable development through a holistic
Proximity Designs brings low-cost, high-impact products and services to farmers in Myanmar using human-centered design principles. Debbie Aung Din of Proximity
Grameen Foundation works with local organizations to bring resources and information to people experiencing poverty, particularly women and girls. Zubaida
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