The Canadian not-for-profit Mobile Movement is taking the process of community program mentoring for developing countries to a whole new level of accessibility.
According to Springwise, the organisation has recently been established to connect entrepreneurs in the developing world with mentors in the wealthy countries via mobile phone.
The mobile phone channel was adopted to communicate with young social entrepreneurs who may not have readily available access to a computer.
The approach offers, for example, farmers the opportunity to text message or email their mentors for advice at any time of day, or craft-markers the ability to send photos to designers for guidance.
Mobile Movement's first project is taking place in Kenya with 15 youth groups from impoverished areas working on schooling and agricultural programs with guidance from mentors in North America.
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