User:Sethwoodworth/june8

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Literacy bridge

$10 mp3 audio device for content Ghana Grassroots -- content Spoken language content, local languages, local people, local problems Bed nets used by seniors but not all pregnant woman and children Proper spacing for soy beans Prevent spread of HIV Aids*** Recorded by local organizations and government April, Ghana rural areas Digital voice recorders, software Recorded what people were already giving talks

Looking for areas with low literacy, low power, technology area = district meet with district assemblies, then local groups Local business development, health, ag, (education)

25 local languages, educated people speak english

Organization

Top down searching for village, uses stats Talks to faculty of universities Not scalable, literally go to villages (pilot programs) Finds out what they need, and who is already serving them In 6 countries, DMR Congo, India, Ghana

Distribution

Kiosk Sneaker-net heterogenious content review/tagging device-device transfer kiosks could rent batteries


Software

Device with xml support track Looking for audio content production software Track audio to text


Device

Carbon Zinc batteries 8-12 months, build hardware

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