mobile for good

Sakhis are women equipped with health devices such as blood pressure machines, glucometers, etc., along with mobile tablets, who visit rural women door-to-door to conduct basic medical tests and surveys in villages.

Just moved to a new city and want to know how safe it is? Check out its safety score? And wouldn’t it be great if you could choose the safest route to your destination even before you left the house?

These 14-year old girls grabbed the award for their app that helps make collection and disposal of dry waste easy. They defeated 400 other teams from 64 nations to bag an award of $10,000 at a global contest.

From keeping track of the baby’s first smile and steps to ensuring it is immunized on time, a new app may well revolutionize how you monitor your child’s development.

From agriculture to health, a mobile phone is transforming the lives of thousands of people in rural India. Here are 11 simple mobile apps and initiatives that are bringing a positive change.

From helping women deal with the scourge of domestic violence to sharing secrets for growing the best coffee, these interesting initiatives using mobile phones are transforming the lives of people in Indian villages. Here are 8 amazing initiatives that show how a simple mobile can be used as a medium of change.

Over 2 million children under the age of 5 die and around 1 million face disability for life every year in India. Read how Indian Academy of Pediatrics, along with Vodafone, has launched the world's largest vaccination reminder service to tackle this problem, aiming to prevent 500,000 child deaths and disabilities by 2018 through SMS alerts.