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Voices of Venezuela

Voices of Venezuela (VOV) is committed to empowering Venezuelan migrants through innovative, AI-powered solutions and community-driven initiatives.

Latin America
refugees, WhatsApp, migration, immigration

Proto's WhatsApp Checkpoint Tipline

“The Checkpoint tipline is primarily used to gather data for research, and is not a helpline that will be able to provide a response to every user.”

London
WhatsApp

Amandla Mobi

Amandla.mobi is a platform that aims to "turn every cellphone in South Africa into a democracy tool" by using Whatsapp, SMS, USSD, Web and social networking to run multi-issue and multilingual campaigns so that people can connect and call for accountability on various matters.

South Africa
2014
WhatsApp

Cazadores de Fake News

Somos una comunidad crowdsourcing que monitorea la desinformación difundidas en cadenas de WhatsApp y redes sociales entre venezolanos. Nuestro centro de operaciones es un grupo de Telegram abierto en el que analizamos colectivamente la información que recibimos.

Venezuela
Telegram, WhatsApp

Grassroot

Grassroot is a civic tech tool plaform that uses web, mobile app, USSD, Whatsapp and social media, it allows informal settlements citizens to engage with other members, call meetings, take votes, mobilise rallies and create actions lists.

Johannesburg, South Africa
2014
WhatsApp, apps

Bulk Texting and Whatsapp on MyCamino

Mobile Pathways MyCamino platform equips immigration nonprofits with cutting edge mobile technology so immigrants know their legal rights.

Berkeley, CA, USA
WhatsApp

Colab

Com o Colab, os cidadãos podem participar ativamente das decisões da cidade, acessar os serviços da prefeitura, contribuir com ideias, reportar demandas e votar em questões cruciais para suas comunidades.

São Paulo
2013
WhatsApp, apps

Farmer.CHAT

An AI Assistant by Gooey.AI and Digital Green to make vetted farmer knowledge accessible.

India
WhatsApp

WhatsApp: The Widespread Use of WhatsApp in Political Campaigning in the Global South

The research conducted by Tactical Tech and our partners over the last 18 months has confirmed that WhatsApp is now a primary means of delivery for political messaging in many countries in the Global South, with particularly strong penetration in rural communities where internet is accessed mostly via smartphones.

Brunnenstraße 9, 10119 Berlin, Germany
WhatsApp, reports