Last-Mile Reach Information Platforms
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Covid-19 Rapid Response: Supporting Value Chains & Promoting Food Security in Uganda
- 31 August 2023
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No CommentsThe platform was first released in Kenya and Uganda in 2017 with the East African Sub Regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI). It was designed to empower women cross-border traders in “low-technology” and periphery areas of Kenya and Uganda to trade legally, profitably, and safely across East African borders.
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Improving Equitable Access to Climate-Related Information in Kenya
- 11 August 2023
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Current projections of climate change impacts are set to increase the challenges to sustainable agricultural crops and livestock livelihoods throughout Kenya. According to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, “droughts, floods, livestock diseases and armed conflicts are wiping out their livelihoods, underscoring the need for Kenya to help its poorest population adapt by developing sustainable ways of making a living in the drylands.”
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Expanding Access to Trade Information in Tanzania
- 18 June 2021
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Sauti’s launch to Tanzania has allowed for new users in “low-technology” areas to gain immediate access to accurate trade information, thus enabling safe, profitable, and legal trade practices to be exercised by women cross-border traders.
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Needs Assessment: Kenya’s Women in Trade
- 7 June 2021
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Sauti conducted an extensive study to assess the information needs of women in trade in Kenya with the aim of adding value to women’s trading activities and thereby improving the socio-economic conditions of women involved in trade in East Africa.
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Improving Access to Trade and Market Information with SMS/USSD Platforms in Rwanda and Uganda
- 7 June 2021
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Sauti’s mobile Trade and Market Information Platform currently reaches over 27,000 cross-border traders across four East African countries.
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Building Opportunities for Resilience in the Horn of Africa
- 10 May 2021
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The cross-border region at the intersection of the Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia border represents a vibrant space of economic activity. Our services in this project included end-to-end baseline data collection, design, deployment, and monitoring and evaluation of a research and technology solution to support economic resilience in the Horn of Africa.
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Improving Access to Trade and Market Information with SMS/USSD Platforms in Kenya and Uganda
- 10 May 2021
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Access to information is critical for cross-border traders to identify trade opportunities, comply with trade regulations, and negotiate favourable prices in foreign markets. However, many women cross-border traders in “low-technology” areas face a number of barriers to accessing this information. Sauti deployed a mobile-based information platform to empower women cross-border traders in “low-technology” and periphery areas of Kenya and Uganda to trade legally, profitably, and safely across East African borders.
