Q&A: Pathfinder’s use of ICT4D in Mozambique
Empowering communities through locally-created videos, illuminAid's Video Education Workshop in Mozambique fostered change by supporting Pathfinder International's efforts to address child marriage and gender-based violence. Jose Mpingo, a dedicated participant, highlights the powerful impact of these videos in changing beliefs and attitudes in Cabo Delgado province.
Nigeria’s Success as the Last Country in Africa Declared “Wild Polio Free”
Public Health Professional Rohey Njie explains what it is really like to eradicate polio in Northern Nigeria
Moments With Matt - Q1 2020
After decades of time and an enormous amount of money, we as a developing world have made a great deal of progress in helping the least developed countries get ahead.
"What the eyes have seen, the heart can’t forget."
Rural areas are usually neglected in terms of development. Most of them here have no electricity so they do not fully benefit from the power of video or television. Video on a mobile projector will help them have access to nearly the same information that others get on television or on the internet.
Welcome, Andy! illuminAid’s New Grants and Development Manager
OMPT is pleased to announce the addition of our newest team member, Development Manager Andy Shoemaker.
Nutrition Videos in Malawi: Not Just for Women
Earlier this year, one of our previous partners, CARE Malawi held some very powerful screening sessions about infant nutrition in the rural areas of the Salima District. We spoke with Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator Noriah Katungwe to understand more about her experience using video to bring their nutrition curriculum to life!
Interview: Samuel Baafi, World Vision Communications Manager
Last month, OMPT worked with World Vision in Bamako, Mali, teaching their staff how to make videos that captured the incredible benefits of the water pump and latrines installed a few months prior. Communications manager Samuel shared his feedback and experience with us:
Interview with Carli Parisi: How will ICT4D and Behavior Change Impact Our World?
As a recent International Studies graduate of Chico State University, OMPT intern Carli is passionate about how technology can impact the future of marginalized communities around the world. As this week is UNESCO’s Mobile Learning Week, we thought it would be a great time to learn more about where she got her start, her excitement for technology in developing nations, and what she thinks might change the world.
Upcoming trips and income inequality
Burkina Faso
A great thing about working in Burkina Faso, since we’ve been there before, is the familiarity with the landscape. Normally some of your brain is working towards getting the lay of the land, trying to figure out what the local customs are (in some places you can’t put your feet up with the bottom facing people, in other places you can’t refer to a certain period of time because it was marked by a violent revolution) so it’s always nice to be someplace where your brain power can be focused on building relationships.
Lily Mirsepassi visits illuminAid
Last month OMPT had the pleasure of seeing an old intern, Lily Mirsepassi. Interning for us in 2013, Lily has since graduated from Chico State with a double major in French and Business Finance and a minor in International Studies. Following her graduation in 2016, Lily volunteered for the Peace Corps.