Development messages spread with cell phone animations

摘要

An initiative by researchers at the University of Illinois, USA, is taking advantage of the widespread use of cell phones by using animated educational videos which can be watched over and over again. A farmer in Niger learns how to protect his cropsfrom insects. A resident of Port-au-Prince or a rural Haitian village learns how to avoid exposure to cholera. An entrepreneur in Mali gets step-by-step instructions on extracting the oil from shea seeds to make shea butter which she can sell at a localmarket.