Mobile phone use in Peru - Wilma
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Authors
Practical Action
Issue Date
2014-12
Type
Language
en
Keywords
Technology
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Abstract
Cajamarca energy projects: Luz para aprender (light to learn) Wilma lives with her two daughters, aged 13 and 3. Her husband works in the Yanacocho gold mine and only returns home about once a month. She keep 3 cows and earns an income by selling the milk. She is one of 44 households locally to have solar panels fitted. Before this she used candles for lighting, which cost 4 soles per packet and were often blown out by the wind. The solar system cost $900. Two technicians were trained for maintenance. Each household pays 13 soles per month for maintenance, some of which is saved for future replacement. Wilma can use her solar panel to charge her mobile phone. The affordability of mobile phones, combined with open source data and apps, has the potential to transform the lives of poor people worldwide. The speed at which mobile technology is advancing is exciting; however there are still challenges to harnessing and scaling the opportunities it presents. Practical Action has delivered cost-effective, sustainable and scalable mobile solutions to accelerate economic, social and environmental impact. Practical Action delivers a wide variety of mobile projects in remote parts of the developing world – using innovative solutions to ensure we reach the last mile. We work alongside poor and vulnerable communities to find out what their needs are and deliver tailored solutions that meet those needs. Mobile Phone Capability Statement: http://infohub.practicalaction.org/oknowledge/handle/11283/552305