Why does unicef try to promote mobile in developing world?

Re:Why does unicef try to promote mobile in developing world? by erkin_unlu on Monday May 28, 2012 @03:39AM (#4032374)

shouldn't they be focused on children and programs about children health, safety and education?

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Re:Why does unicef try to promote mobile in developing world? by kevinpacheco on Monday May 28, 2012 @04:40AM (#4032507)

Mobile improves all of the above. http://www.chron.com/business/article/Urgent-tweet-in-Kenya-...

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Re:Why does unicef try to promote mobile in developing world? by erkin_unlu on Tuesday May 29, 2012 @03:26AM (#4036371)

i certainly agree. but focus for this topic coming from unicef, is kinda interesting to me.

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Re:Why does unicef try to promote mobile in developing world? by bradleyland on Tuesday May 29, 2012 @10:31AM (#4037612)

Often times the most obvious/direct methods of addressing these problems fail spectacularly. Put a different way, simply dropping tons of food on a population doesn't benefit their ability to become sustainable. I'm not suggesting we cut off food aid, but rather trying to understand how mobile phones make a good investment for an organization like UNICEF.

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