Digital platform brings gaming, health, and financial awareness to rural Mozambique
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1434908
Digital platform brings gaming, health, and financial awareness to rural Mozambique
- Title: Digital platform brings gaming, health, and financial awareness to rural Mozambique
- Date: 3rd October 2019
- Summary: MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE (RECENT) (REUTERS) AERIAL VIEW OF THE COMMUNITY TABLET STUDENTS WATCHING A FILM ON THE TABLET'S SCREEN SIGN ON COMMUNITY TABLET READING (Portuguese): "COMMUNITY TABLET" COMMUNITY TABLET CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO), DAYN AMADE WALKING TO THE TABLET AMADE WALKING AROUND THE TABLET (SOUNDBITE) (English) COMMUNITY TABLET CEO, DAYN AMADE, SAYING: "This infrastructure was built in Mozambique by Mozambicans, but it's ready to win all the challenges in third world countries. As you can see, the platform, the infrastructure has two sides, on one side there's a big screen which we promote educative videos, this infrastructure also can allow video conferencing, in case someone wants to ask any question, we can call it a virtual attendant." COMMUNITY TABLET CREW MEMBER INSPECTING SCREEN AMADE TALKING WITH TECHNICAL CREW MEMBERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) COMMUNITY TABLET CEO, DAYN AMADE, SAYING: "On other side we promote gamifications regarding what people see as educative videos, we have the other side where people can register themselves and answer some questions in terms of giving us feedback of what they understood on the educative videos and we also know if our message was delivered in a proper way or not." VARIOUS OF COMMUNITY TABLET TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, ALBERTO PINOCA WITH STUDENTS SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF COMMUNITY TABLET (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) COMMUNITY TABLET TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, ALBERTO PINOCA, SAYING: "It is coated with a waterproof structure, can have a torrential rain our activities won't stop." VARIOUS OF QUISS MAVOTA, STUDENT, SHOWING OTHERS HOW TO USE THE COMMUNITY TABLET APP (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) QUISS MAVOTA, SCHOOL STUDENT, SAYING: "I found it very good because we are not used to these kinds of things, so it's a very good invention that is very important for our education. I also like the invention because there are these parts that protect the screen so that it doesn't burn, and there is good sound...I like that, it's very good." VARIOUS OF STUDENTS WATCHING A SCREEN ON THE COMMUNITY TABLET
- Embargoed: 17th October 2019 15:44
- Keywords: The Community Tablet educative films digital platforms preventable diseases
- Location: MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE
- City: MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE
- Country: Mozambique
- Topics: Information Technologies / Computer Sciences,Science
- Reuters ID: LVA001AZJKWGN
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Whenever the Community Tablet rolls into one of Mozambique's towns, villages, or neighbourhoods, the residents quickly gather around it, filled with curiosity.
It's exactly what Dayn Amade wants.
Amade is the creator of the digital platform that brings together a variety of technologies with the aim of passing on positive messages to those who interact with it.
Amade first created The Community Tablet in 2015 with the aim of bridging cultural and linguistic gaps between aid workers and the community members they hope to help fight preventable diseases like HIV, malaria and measles.
The Community Tablet has up to six large LCD screens to relay important health related information in a culturally sensitive manner.
Amade has left nothing to chance. The Community Tablet has solar panels and can be pulled by either a vehicle or donkey.
Over the years he has also added on new digital features.
""This infrastructure was built in Mozambique by Mozambicans, but it's ready to win all the challenges in third world countries. As you can see, the platform, the infrastructure has two sides, on one side there's a big screen which we promote educative videos, this infrastructure also can allow video conferencing, in case someone wants to ask any question, we can call it a virtual attendant," he said.
"On other side we promote gamifications regarding what people see as educative videos, we have the other side where people can register themselves and answer some questions in terms of giving us feedback of what they understood on the educative videos and we also know if our message was delivered in a proper way or not," Amade added.
Amade believes that despite their best intentions, the efforts of NGOs often do not translate into positive change as they do not take into account practical considerations such as literacy rates and differing cultural beliefs. As a result, programs may be labeled ineffective resulting in funding being cut.
The Community Tablet works in collaboration with NGOs, governments, and other corporate partners to increase the effectiveness of existing programs.
"I found it very good because we are not used to these kinds of things, so it's a very good invention that is very important for our education. I also like the invention because there are these parts that protect the screen so that it doesn't burn, and there is good sound...I like that, it's very good," said Quiss Mavota, a student who recently got to try out the Tablet and the app that's now been included in its features.
Amade says that since its launch, the Community Tablet has helped educate over one million individuals across 90 communities. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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