Vodafone Foundation announced Mobile for Good Awards 2014 winners at an event held in New Delhi on 17th November, 2014. The Mobile for Good awards programme acknowledges and supports ideas and concepts from NGO/NFPs that effectively and efficiently empower communities and change lives in their own unique way. The five winner NGOs, were awarded INR 1.2 million each and will be mentored by NextGen to expand and upscale their capacity, improve project monitoring and enhance impact evaluation of the projects they manage,as stated by Vodafone in its press statement.
Vodafone Foundation Mobile for Good Awards 2014 Main Category Winners:
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Category |
Project |
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Agriculture & Environment |
Self Reliant Initiatives through Joint Action (SRIJAN): A mobile- based soya crop monitoring system that enables women farmers increase profitability, productivity and efficiency. |
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Health |
Operation ASHA: Ppasha’s TV Contact Tracing and Active Case Finding software increases detection rates and diagnosis of potential patients |
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Health |
Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP): Arogya Sakhi, a mobile application helping rural women entrepreneurs delivering preventive health care at rural doorsteps |
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Health |
Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Medical Trust: Eye Connect, a customized mobile application to overcome eye care challenges in remote areas |
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Women Empowerment & Inclusive Development |
SNEHA (Society for Nutrition Education and Health Action): Little Sisters project helping tackle the social issue of domestic violence with mobile phone technology |
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Governance |
Surat Municipal Corporation: Citizen Connect SMS mobile app to empower citizens with access to information and grievance redressal of local government services |
The Mobile for Good Awards programme has consistently expanded to include and recognize the emerging trends in the rapidly evolving domain of application development. This year, five select NGOs and NFPs with exemplary ideas/concepts in areas of Health, Education, Governance, Women Empowerment & Inclusive Development and Agriculture & Environment were also felicitated, adds the press release.
Vodafone Foundation Mobile for Good Awards 2014 Special Category Winners:
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Category |
Project |
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Agriculture & Environment |
Jayalaxmi Agrotech – For developing a mobile application to provide farmers crop-specific information |
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Education |
Chinh India – Early Education Web Channel featuring films for children, made by children on mobile phone |
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Governance |
Infocrats Web Solutions Pvt Ltd- For developing a mobile application Citizens Cop to enable citizens help in policing |
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Governance |
Tech Services India Pvt. Ltd – JumpinJumpout, a unique way to use mobiles to share vehicles and reduce traffic jams |
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Health |
Dimagi Software Innovations Pvt. Ltd – CommCare for CRS ReMiND – Reducing Maternal and Newborn Deaths and helping ASHAs improve quality of home visits |
Announcing the winners, Marten Pieters, MD & CEO, Vodafone India, said, “With over 900 million users and 90% penetration, mobile phones have become a part of almost every household in the country. This gives a unique opportunity to leverage their reach to connect, engage, develop content and deliver solutions via meaningful applications that can drive positive social and economic change, even in regions and among communities otherwise difficult to reach. We are excited by this opportunity and remain committed to support new ideas, innovations and applications that have the ability to transform society across domains- health, education, empowerment, inclusion and governance.”
