1) Mobile Phones will be a key educational tool not just for distribution of content but also to create an interactive environment for learning. Have a look at one of our partners Ympyra who is already starting to change the educational landscape on byte at a time.

2) Mobile in Finance and Commerce. With many of the developing world still not being banked although they are bankable brings an exciting opportunity for the emerging market to be bankable through the use of mobile phones.

3) Mobile in Health care is another area where we see large number of innovations taking place and still not being leveraged as it could in developing markets.

4) Mobile Phones in Government could provide an opportunity for citizens to access government services via their handsets. These could also include providing information during elections etc.

You can find a collaborative presentation below by mobile experts on their predictions for 2020 and feel free to share yours by commenting on this post:

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Since our first meeting with the team at NBIC we knew that they will become a strategic partner in the setting up of RLabs in Namibia. We are now well on our way to setup our first round of training with the champions in Namibia and we are excited to officially launch RLabs Namibia in partnership with NBIC later this year. The trip also got us to feature on radio and national television in Namibia sharing the experience of RLabs.

The focus of RLabs in Namibia will be on entrepreneurship, open and rural innovation for social change and with NBIC already making an impact in the entrepreneurial communities we are looking forward to a fruitful partnership with RLabs Namibia.

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Entrelaces (n.) / Entrelaçar (v.) – to INTERTWINE

transitive verb

: to unite by twining one with another

intransitive verb

: to twine about one another; also : to become mutually involved

— in·ter·twine·ment \-mənt\ noun

RLabs Brazil Overview and Activities

RLabs Brazil works directly with the communities of Cantagalo (Rooster’s Crow) and Pavão & Pavãozinho (Peacock & Little-Peacock), located at a prime spot in Rio de Janeiro, between the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema, on top of the hills, where the view can speak for itself:

SlideShow – Cantagalo (Rooster) & Pavão (Peacock) – Pavãozinho (Little Peacock) – RLabs Brazil & Associates:

Carnaval 2011 – Public School José Linhares – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

Some of the Activities by RLabs Brazil:

The Project Factory

In April 2011, we opened The Project Factory in partnership with community leaders, giving personal assistance and financial guidance to local entrepreneurs. The first project launched was the production of ecological soap made out of recycled cooking oil. Our next step is to help the local bars and restaurant’s owners to get more visibility inside and outside the community bringing a new stream of customers including residents from neighbouring areas and tourists.

Job Placement Program

Developed by a team of HR professionals, economists and psychologists, we offer training, guidance and placement in the job market, creating a network of members, ranging from teenagers (internships) to senior citizens.

Math Reinforcement Classes

Strong academic fundamentals are important to increase job prospects. This program endeavors to assist the students of these communities in improving their math skills.

Re-activation of the local newspaper “Canto do Galo” (Rooster’s Crow)

The local newspaper “Canto do Galo” was first published in 2008 by the Community Association of Cantagalo, reaching a distribution of 2,000 copies in 2009. Since 2010, Entrelaces has been working as a key player in the relaunch of the paper, facilitating the interaction among the key players including public (government), private (business enterprises) and the third sector/social organizations. We are expecting the relauch for September 2011, with an initial release of 10,000 copies.

Our key partners are:

· Community Association of Cantagalo

· Federal Family Health Program

· Estate Security Program

· Youth Reference Center (CRJ)

· Women’s Sewing Cooperative of Cantagalo

· Ipanema Security Project (PSI)

. Atlantic Institute

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The test started just after 9am and we had an hour to write the first test, a ten minute break and than the second test of the day. It was really difficult but lots of fun. I want to say thank you to Ahmed for the way he conducts the sessions, it really makes us feel like we already very successful entrepreneurs and for sowing so much into our lives, we really appreciate the huge sacrifice you are making for people you don’t really know. About the test, everyone seemed very optimistic about scoring some good marks, some said that they felt it a bit easy and others not so easy but everyone was very positive about a good outcome.

Our classes will take a little break for a few weeks and than resume in mid July 2011, so I want to wish all the Entrepreneurship participants all the best with their results and not to lose focus over this period when we are taking a break but to continue to look at how they can make their business ideas better.

All the training that we do with our participants in the community has no cost to it, that is why Rlabs is having a Winter Campaign, so feel free to click on our campaign and make a donation and be part of Rlabs bringing Social Media for Social Change to our communities. We appreciate your support.

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