The development sector has a problem Map of mHealth Pilots in - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The development sector has a problem… Map of mHealth Pilots in Uganda Source: Sean Blaschke, Technology for Development Specialist at UNICEF Uganda ... and ICT4D has made it more visible

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What do other sectors know about speeding the pace of innovation? Resources = Mentorship Venture more Knowledge & X X likely to Skills succeed Building

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The SXD Roadmap

The SXD Roadmap

Co-Creation with participants & partners

What’s the response? Changing Changing Reducing Barriers to Supporting Teams to Mindsets: Practices: Scale: Scale: Shifting our Supporting staff Supporting teams to Enabling teams to traditional to practice new tackle practical spread to new thinking on behaviors and challenges in geographies, reach scale & implement changes business models, new demographics, sustainability in their marketing, legal, and develop and introducing programs. fundraising, etc. transformational news skills & partnerships. 90% of 59% of teams were ways of working. participants supported in 68% of teams 100% of reported using fundraising and 85% reported scaling participants new techniques in of teams matched “wins” within the report human-centered with mentors or pro- first 6 months of i i i

Value to Peers “Being part of a cohort, alumni, network in this industry that is planning to look beyond these challenges – donor requirements/staged programming really gives hope. Often ask myself if I’m doing what I am supposed to be doing, am I being responsible in this role? This professionally and personally gave me hope that we can be doing this.” -Participant from Habitat for Humanity International

Meet AloWeather

Meet AloWeather Good Data: 21% crop yield increases ALOWEATHER: Thru SXD: Meteorological source is • Developed full, sustainable forecasting 60-80% chance of rain continuously from business model 28 June – 4 July. We advise • Created prototypes of their ITC that farmers not spread fertilizer this week innovation and tested it with their customer base • Developed full financial model based on business model and customer research • Found out social enterprise is possible! AloWeather hopes to reach 200,000 households , accounting for 20% of farmer households in 5 years

Join us! 1. Thinking about similar problems or starting similar programs? Email us to talk! Whitney Adams: whitney.adams@care.org Savannah Miller: savannah.miller@care.org 2. Follow our journey at: http://sxdaccelerator.care.org/