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Technology for learning in Nakivale Refugee Camp

September 12, 2019

SPIDER is an independent centre focusing on the digitalisation of international development. It brings together actors in development to promote human centered technology for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By combining practical work and applied research, SPIDER contributes to empirical knowledge on ICT for Development (ICT4D).

Since November 2017, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) with funding from Spider has been implementing an e-learning project that incorporates use of information and communication technology (ICT) into the teaching and learning of mathematics and basic health education in Nakivale refugee camp.

Both teachers and students perceived the platform to be useful in terms of improving performance by enabling access to learning materials they wouldn’t otherwise have access to, especially multimedia tutorials in video and audio formats.

Currently the e-learning platform is in use after introductory teacher trainings. The challenges that remain untackled include the lack of pedagogy skills for teachers, limited access to internet, modern library and sufficient computer resources, the overwhelming number of learners in classrooms, and students’ negative attitudes about mathematics and science. The project support and efforts towards overcoming the highlighted challenges is ongoing. An evaluation study will present the findings of the project interventions.

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Filed Under: Education, ICT4D (Information Communication Technologies for Development), Innovation Highlights, Uganda Tagged With: ICT4D

Innovations for Universal Health Coverage: A South-South Collaboration to Transform Health Systems in Africa and India (Public Health Foundation of India and IDS, 2018)

February 6, 2019

The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), Amref Health Africa and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) have agreed to collaborate in an effort to explore ways that technological innovations can contribute to government strategies for making progress towards universal health coverage (UHC). This means substantially increasing access by those whose basic health care needs are not being met. This report presents the outcome of a meeting held in Bengaluru, India. At this meeting, people with direct experience of different aspects of the development, piloting and taking to scale of technological innovations in India and a number of African countries explored the factors that influence this process.

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Filed Under: Health, ICT4D (Information Communication Technologies for Development), India, Innovation Highlights, Innovations, Publications (published in print and/or online) Tagged With: Civil Society Organisations, Private Sector

Humanitarian Innovation Guide (Elrha, 2018)

February 6, 2019

The Humanitarian Innovation Guide is a growing online resource to help individuals and organisations define humanitarian problems and successfully develop innovative solutions.

The Guide is written with two audiences in mind: humanitarian practitioners who are seeking to develop a new approach to their work and want to apply an innovation lens to solving problems; and social entrepreneurs from outside the sector who have identified an opportunity to engage with the sector and need a humanitarian framework to contextualise their innovation plans.

The authors also hope that it will be a useful resource for innovation managers who are tasked with supporting innovation in their agencies, labs or networks. As the first step-by-step guide to managing innovation in the humanitarian sector, the authors hope that its continued development will better enable individuals, organisations and the wider sector to:

  • Plan the activities involved in an innovation process and systematise the management of innovation.
  • Manage a successful innovation project and generate evidence for innovation.
  • Ensure that innovations are developed in an ethical way, with full consideration of risks and responsibilities.

Click here to access the full guide online.

Filed Under: Humanitarian, Humanitarian Communications, Innovation Highlights, Innovations, Publications (published in print and/or online) Tagged With: Ethical

Communicating with Communities (UNHCR Innovation Service Practical Guide, 2018)

February 6, 2019

Communicating with communities is not an option. Listening and talking to communities is a fundamental part of humanitarian response, including UNHCR and its partners’ work. It is essential in ensuring our accountability to our constituents – the communities affected by crisis, alongside operational effectiveness, security and stability. It is important for emergency responders to understand different groups and individuals’ information needs, their preferred channels and trusted sources. It is equally important that communities’ voices inform humanitarian decision making thus, emergency responders should demonstrate they’ve listened and proactively explain the changes they’ve made and why certain actions cannot be taken.

Emergency responders are encouraged to be open to adopting new channels of communication. They should be aware that while communication should not be technology driven, new technologies can often be appropriate for certain population groups and contexts. The importance being to focus on the purpose of establishing dialogue, the target population, and content before determining the channel.

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Filed Under: *MASS MEDIA ROUTES, Humanitarian, Humanitarian Communications, Innovation Highlights, Innovations, Publications (published in print and/or online), Social Media Tagged With: Community Dialogue

Digital Health for Social and Behavior Change: New technologies, new ways to reach people (HIPs Brief, USAID, 2018)

May 14, 2018

Using digital technologies—such as mobile phones, computers, or tablets—to convey information and messages as part of an evidence-based multichannel social and behavior change (SBC) strategy may contribute to promoting, adopting, and maintaining healthy sexual and reproductive behavior. This brief summarizes the current state of evidence in this rapidly changing field. (A companion brief reviews digital applications aimed at supporting providers and health systems.)

People in developed and developing countries are spending more time on digital devices. Smartphone ownership and Internet use are increasing rapidly among adults in most emerging and developing economies, where nearly half the adult population reports owning a smartphone or using the Internet at least occasionally. Digital technologies have the potential to provide accurate information to individuals when and where they need it. Making information available through digital applications may also reduce the time and cost related to seeking or receiving information through more traditional sources, such as print or interpersonal communication.

Use of digital technologies to support healthy sexual and reproductive behaviors is one of several promising “high impact practices in family planning” (HIPs) identified by a technical advisory group of international experts. A promising practice has limited evidence, with more information needed to fully document implementation experience and impact. The advisory group recommends that these interventions be promoted widely, provided they are implemented within the context of research and are carefully evaluated in terms of both impact and process.

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Filed Under: Behaviour Change Communication, Health, HIV/AIDS and SRH, ICT4D (Information Communication Technologies for Development), Innovation Highlights, Innovations, Publications (published in print and/or online), Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Tagged With: Family Planning, Mobile Phones

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