Praekelt Foundation

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Praekelt.org is an African nonprofit organization dedicated to using mobile technology to improve the lives of people living in poverty. It was founded in 2007 as an offshoot of .

Notable projects that the organization is involved in include:

• , a mobile community where young people can talk candidly and learn about love, intimate relationships and sexual intercourse and HIV/AIDS
• (Zulu for "let us advise" or "may we give counsel"), a campaign to promote AIDS awareness using "Please Call Me" messages, in partnership with the and other companies
• , an appointment reminder system for people on chronic medication
• , a project to promote youth literacy using short cellphone stories, or m-novels, developed in conjunction with the Shuttleworth Foundation
• MomConnect, an application for pregnant women^[1]

See also[]

• Mobile technology in Africa
• mHealth

References[]

• "SA's Praekelt Foundation scoops international mobile marketing award". Memeburn. 2011-11-18.

External links[]

• Praekelt.org official website

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