ICT4D

World Vision at ICT4D 2017 - 15-18 May, Hyderabad, India

Our Vision: Empower the most vulnerable households and frontline community workers/volunteers through use of common, shared, multi-functional and collaboratively designed ICT4D solutions to deliver community-based interventions.

Join the World Vision Sessions:

MONDAY, MAY 15:

11:45 Multi-stakeholder collaborative for Sierra Leone. Speaker: Magnus Mordu Conteh, World Vision Ireland. Room 1.09.
12:30 mHealth for acute malnutrition in five countries: key lessons learned. Speaker: Colleen Emary, World Vision International [Read a related Field Exchange article here]. Room 2.03.
14:15 Empowering drought-affected families via e-vouchers in Mozambique. Speaker: Keith Chibafa, World Vision International [Read a case study here]. Room 2.01.
14:15 Leveraging technology for quality education. Speaker: AV George, World Vision India. Room 2.05.
15:00 E-HINGA: a digital platform for modernization of agri-extension systems. Speakers: George Gitau, World Vision Rwanda, Emmanuel Niyongira, World Vision Rwanda, and Ermiyas Abebayehu Kassa, World Vision East Africa Region [Read a case study here]. Room G.02.
16:15 Increasing youth's digital, vocational & entrepeneurial skills in Tanzania. Speaker: Nengarivo Teveli, World Vision Tanzania. Room 1.06.
17:00 Panel: Partnerships and Collaborative Solutions Track. Panel member: Magnus Mordu Conteh, World Vision Ireland. Room Hall 1.

TUESDAY, MAY 16:

11:45 Panel: The Big Discussions: Disaster management, data-driven adaptation and strategy. Panel members: Keith Chibafa, World Vision International, and Barbara Main, World Vision Canada. Room Hall 2.
12:30 Use of mHealth platform for improving maternal and child health in Uganda. Speaker: Sisay Sinamo, World Vision East Africa Region. Room 1.05.
15:00 Towards equitable and inclusive health. Speaker: Anita Victor, World Vision India. Room 2.01.
16:15 Beneficiary vulnerability data sharing in a disaster response context. Speaker: Keith Chibafa, World Vision International. Room 1.04.
16:15 Improving reading through digital platforms. Speaker: Andrew Ofosu-Dankyi, World Vision Ghana. Room 2.01.
16:15 Making enabling technologies work in Prime-Boost vaccination programmes. Speaker: Geoffrey Babughirana, World Vision Ireland. Room 2.04.
16:15 Mobile data collection and monitoring: the good, bad & hope for the future. Speaker: Barbara Main, World Vision Canada. Room G.05.
16:15 The role of social media for off-farm businesses. Speaker: George Gitau, World Vision Rwanda, and Keith Bunyenyezi, World Vision Rwanda [Read a case study here]. Room G.02.
17:00 Panel: Disaster Management Track. Panel member: Keith Chibafa, World Vision International. Room G.03.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

10:25 Panel: ICT4D data privacy and security. Panel member: Al Lutz, World Vision International. Room Hall 3 Planary.
11:45 Partnering for ICT4D sustainability. Speakers: Sherrie Simms, World Vision International, and Govi Pillai, World Vision International. Room 1.08.

THURSDAY, MAY 18:

9:00 Panel: Frontier solutions and their impact on livelihoods, access to essential services, management of scarce resources. Panel member: Cherian Thomas, World Vision India. Room Hall 3 Planary.
12:30 Leveraging technology for quality education. Speaker: AV George, World Vision India. Room 1.06.
12:30 Securing humanitarian information from fraud and theft. Speaker: Les Cutter, World Vision International. Room G.06.
12:30 SESAMA - mobile application to turn trash into cash. Speaker: Mita Julinartati Sirait, World Vision Indonesia [Read a case study here]. Room 2.03.
14:15 mHealth for timed and targeted counseling: lessons learned. Speaker: Daniel Irongo, World Vision Uganda. Room 2.01.
15:00 Increasing youth's digital, vocational & entrepeneurial skills in Tanzania. Speaker: Nengarivo Teveli, World Vision Tanzania. Room 1.05.
15:00 Leveraging eLearning technology to strengthen nutrition workforce capacity. Speaker: Miriam Chang, World Vision Canada [Learn more about WV's Distance Learning and Microlearning]. Room 2.04.
15:00 Mixed-method impact evaluation of mNutrition monitoring app in Indonesia. Speaker: Yosellina Xu, World Vision Indonesia. Room 2.04.

*All times are IST

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