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MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES
fundamentally transform the way people in
the developing world interact with one
another and their governments, and access
basic health, education, business, and
financial services.
4.5 Billion
Mobiles in the developing world
2016
1 billion
1 Billion
2011
500 Million
By 2016, there will be
one billion phones in Africa
2010
16 Million
Source: ideas.usaid.gov/organization/ma
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MOBILE PHONE PENETRATION
Almost as many mobile subscriptions as
people in the world
89% mobile penetration in the developing world
Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database
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Note: * Estimate
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10%
An increase of 10% in mobile penetration can raise the annual GDP growth
rate by as much as 1.2% in a developing country.
93%
85%
41%
of female mobile
users feel safer
with a phone
Feel more
independent
Use their phone
to increase their
income and
professional
opportunities
Source: ideas.usaid.gov/organization/ma
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PROGRESS OUT OF
POVERTY INDEX® (PPI®)
www.progressoutofpoverty.org
• A poverty measurement tool for organizations with a
mission to serve the poor
• 10 easy-to-answer questions and a scoring system
• Provides the likelihood that the survey respondent’s
household is living below the poverty line
• Country-specific; there are PPIs for 45 countries
MEASURE
Poverty Outreach
TRACK
Poverty Over Time
ASSESS
Social Performance
Photo courtesy Good World Solutions
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Heather Franzese
[email protected]
www.mylaborlink.org
@GoodWorldTech