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SMS Uprising provides a unique insight into how activists and
social change advocates are addressing Africa's many challenges
from within, and how they are using mobile telephone technologies
to facilitate these changes. This collection of essays by those
engaged in using mobile phone technologies for social change
provides an analysis of the socio-economic, political and media
contexts faced by activists in Africa today. The essays address a
broad range of issues including inequalities in access to
technology based on gender, rural and urban usage, as well as
offering practical examples of how activists are using mobile
technology to organise and document their experiences. They provide
an overview of the lessons learned in making effective use of
mobile phone technologies without any of the romanticism so often
associated with the use of new technologies for social change. The
examples are shared in a way that makes them easy to replicate -
'Try this idea in your campaign.' The intention is that the
experiences described within the book will lead to greater
reflection about the real potential and limitations of mobile
technologies. Edited by Nigerian activist Sokari Ekine, who runs
the prize-winning blog Black Looks, the book brings together some
of the best known and experienced developers and users of mobile
phone technologies in Africa, including Juliana Rotich from
Ushahidi in Kenya, Ken Banks of Kiwanja.net, and Berna Ngolobe of
WOUGNET in Uganda.
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