2023-07-05
An unlikely story about how a function on a phone app can change the face of an industry. For @restofworld I find out how voicenotes are unleashing the collective power of farmers in Senegal, helping them adapt to climate change & the war in Ukraine. https://restofworld.org/...
Rest of World
How some farmers in Senegal, who struggle to read or write, use WhatsApp voice notes to collaborate with NGOs and researchers and learn new farming practices
Jack Thompson / Rest of World : Twitter: @lokimicap , @globalwa , @gquaggiotto , @jack__thompson , @followlori , and @jack__thompson Twitter: @lokimicap : I don't like how Meta co...
Really interesting that low literacy in Africa is as much of a linguistic issue as it is educational - languages like Wolof, Pulaar or Diola are primarily oral & not written. Thanks to Sophie Nick @Com4Dev, @absambodj, El Hadji Abdoulaye Biteye & the many farmers who spoke to me.
Rest of World
How some farmers in Senegal, who struggle to read or write, use WhatsApp voice notes to collaborate with NGOs and researchers and learn new farming practices
Jack Thompson / Rest of World : Twitter: @lokimicap , @globalwa , @gquaggiotto , @jack__thompson , @followlori , and @jack__thompson Twitter: @lokimicap : I don't like how Meta co...