Swaziland, Africa

We had the good fortune to join Jennifer Sly, Founder of YouthAssets, in Swaziland, Africa as she traveled to various youth homesteads. Along the way, Jennifer told us about how she used Google’s G1 phone and Google GPS Maps to find the remote homestead of a 12 year old boy she had met over twelve months prior in rural Swaziland. Jennifer points out the importance of GPS maps in Africa, noting that in most locations people do not have street addresses.

YouthAssets is an international nonprofit organization that uses mobile technology to empower and connect orphans and vulnerable youth in southern Africa. To learn more about how you can support their important work, please visit YouthAssets.

Thank you Jennifer for your time to share insights on the power of mobile technology in rural communities.

For our previous interview with Jennifer on how mobile airtime is used as cash currency in rural Swaziland, be sure to check out: “Interview with Jennifer Sly: Mobile Phones & Airtime in Swaziland, Africa”.

Jennifer Sly, Founder of YouthAssets

About: YouthAssets is an international non-profit organization that empowers orphans and vulnerable youth in southern Africa through mobile technology. Website: www.YouthAssets.org