Tag Archives: mobile

Grant Awarded to Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

If you’ve never pondered the question of whether mobile phones can improve the quality and uptake of sexual and reproductive health services among teenagers, then you’re not alone. Fortunately, however, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have considered the question and … Continue reading →

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Grant Awarded to SHM Foundation

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

With approximately 29% of pregnant South African women being HIV+, it’s crucial that action is taken to reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). Unfortunately, for many newly diagnosed women, this can be a time of intense loneliness, anxiety and … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Land Grabbing in Tanzania

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

We recently announced that we have funded ActionAid in support of a project to map incidents of land grabbing in rural Tanzania. It’s a huge problem affecting vast swathes of the country, as the following update from ActionAid clearly shows: … Continue reading →

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Grant Awarded to ActionAid

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Indigo is delighted to announce a grant of £10,000 to ActionAid in support of a project to map incidents of land grabbing in rural Tanzania. With about 435,840 hectares of land earmarked for biofuels production in Tanzania, land grabbing by … Continue reading →

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Grant Awarded to Youth for Tech

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

With just 23% of schools in Nigeria providing life skills-based HIV education and just 25% of those aged between 15 and 24 able to correctly identify effective ways of preventing HIV transmission, there is a clear and demonstrable need for … Continue reading →

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Cameras Everywhere

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

Shaky footage shot by ordinary citizens using mobile phones is now ubiquitous. Social media sites such as Facebook and YouTube are repositories for millions of such videos, including a great many documenting appalling incidents of human rights abuses around the … Continue reading →

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Health, Tech and Happiness

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

Whilst in Kenya, the Indigo Team were fortunate enough to meet with 2 organisations which are utilising technology to transform health services in Kenya and beyond.  ChildCount+, which is being run from The MDG Centre in Nairobi is a free … Continue reading →

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