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Project Masiluleke Wins Gold
Posted: 19.05.2010
Project Masiluleke selected as one of 7 gold award winners at the prestigious 2010 Impumelelo Sustainability Awards.
Innovative Malaria Educational Quiz for MTN on Mobile Phones
Posted: 21.05.2010
On 25 April 2010, World Malaria Day, MTN launched an interactive quiz with the aim of educating South Africans on Malaria...
Young Africa Live featured in Financial Times
Posted: 29.01.2010
Praekelt Foundation's brain child, Young Africa Live, was featured in a Financial Times Special Report titled "Investing in Young People".
Young Africa Live Mobile Portal Launched
Posted: 01.12.2009
The world's first entertainment-oriented mobile portal that focuses on stimulating discussion around Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS in South Africa.
ARV patients more likely to stay on treatment with TxtAlert
Posted: 28.11.2009
ARV therapy steps into the 21st century, as mobile technology is used to keep patients on treatment for longer.
Clearing m-health hurdles
Posted: 18.11.2009
Language, cost and infrastructure challenges prevent mobile health technologies from being accessible to all.
Mobile heralds healthcare revolution
Posted: 16.11.2009
Emerging mobile technologies turn the cellphone into a lifeline to health information and services.
Mobile component of 'Speak Africa' Successfully concludes
Posted: 01.09.2009
On 23 August 2009, Praekelt Foundation successfully completed the mobile component of the Speak Africa campaign, in partnership with UNICEF.
Project Masiluleke shares results at Press Lunch
Posted: 19.08.2009
Praekelt Foundation was part of a consortium of partners who shared the results of Project Masiluleke with the media.
Praekelt Foundation Partners with UNICEF in 'Speak Africa'
Posted: 18.06.2009
Praekelt Foundation has been selected by UNICEF to set up and manage a mobile component of their 'Speak Africa' campaign, in 7 countries across the African Continent.
Project M Expanding Horizons
Posted: 01.02.2009
Project Masiluleke enjoyed more coverage in a January 2009 Nokia-Siemens Networks publication.
Project M in UN and Vodafone Foundations' Report on mHealth
Posted: 01.02.2009
Project Masiluleke was selected as one of the case studies for the Report on mHealth for Development.
Texts tackle HIV
in South Africa
Posted: 24.10.2008
The popularity of mobile phones in South Africa
is helping to tackle HIV and AIDS in the nation
Project Masiluleke's First Messages Launched
Posted: 03.11.2008
Project Masiluleke, a flagship project of Praekelt Foundation, goes live in South Africa.
Mobilisr Becomes
Mobile
Posted: 03.11.2008
The launch of the Praekelt Foundation's new mobile messaging product, Mobilisr.
Project M aims to combat AIDS using cellphones
Posted: 24.10.2008
"Project M", announced Friday at the Pop!Tech conference here in Camden, Maine, is one...
Cellphones Used to Fight AIDS in South Africa
Posted: 24.10.2008
Is the cellphone the most promising new weapon in the fight against HIV/AIDS?
Text messages could help turn the tide of HIV & AIDS
Posted: 24.10.2008
Faced with a thousand HIV-related deaths every day, Project Masiluleke will send...
Text Messages Used to Combat AIDS in S. Africa
Posted: 24.10.2008
As South Africa reels from the HIV/AIDS epidemic, health workers are turning to cell phone...
Text Messages Prove a South African HIV Lifeline
Posted: 24.10.2008
Taken together, a handful of numbers are adding up to a powerful HIV/AIDS lifeline...
TxtAlert selected as finalist: Global MMA Awards
Posted: 30.10.2008
On 29 October 2008, Praekelt Foundation's mobile technology tool, TxtAlert, was announced as a finalist for the global Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) annual awards.