Welcome to Praekelt Foundation

Mobile phones are a great opportunity...
"This is a great opportunity to drive social change because
we can send messages to parts of the population
who just never gets this kind of information"

Gustav Praekelt, Praekelt Foundation

A journey to awareness,
action and hope
Gustav Praekelt and Robin Miller, Co-founders and Partners, have a
passion for leveraging mobile phone solutions to achieve social
change developed through their experiences working with local,
national and international institutions across Africa.

The SMS helps to get time off work to come to the clinic
"I have friends who can now come to the clinic to see the doctor and get their medication, because of our SMS reminders. It is easier for them to show the SMS to their employers and it helps them to get time off work to come to the clinic"

Khumbu Dlamini, TxtAlert Administrator

We are challenged by HIV...
"You would think that in a country where it
is so obvious that we are challenged by HIV, that there
would be enough knowledge to help people
access care and change behavior"

Zinhle Thabethe, iTeach Deputy Director

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Who are we?

Praekelt Foundation is an African organization that develops innovative mobile technology solutions to improve the health and well being of people living in poverty.

Praekelt Foundation was founded in 2007 as a Section 21 Company in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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What do we do?

Across the globe mobile phones are proving that communication can drive social change. By enabling greater efficiency and access to services, mobile phones hold the potential to leapfrog traditional development approaches & create profound social & economic impact.

Praekelt Foundation is an incubator for new mobile technology-ideas. We are supported in this endeavour by the in-house expertise of our colleagues at Praekelt Consulting. We also work closely with government, non-profit, private sector, research institutions and other partners that share our commitment to improve the health and well being of people living in poverty.