Media and Blog
The latest on what we’re thinking and doing.
Meeting Lifeline Childline Zambia
ChildLine Zambia became the first helpline to adopt Aselo at their operations center in February 2021. Counselors now use Aselo to manage cases reported via phone calls to the 116 toll-free number and provide counseling services via WhatsApp, Facebook, and Webchat.
Tech Matters Joins WePROTECT Global Alliance
Tech Matters is delighted to announce that it has joined the WePROTECT Global Alliance, a global coalition committed to ending online child sexual abuse and exploitation.
Podcast Episode 2 — Ana Pantelic: Designing tech for low-income families in the Global South
Dr. Ana Pantelici tells us about her previous work at Fundación Capital, where she founded the LISTA initiative, improving financial health in low-income communities using digital solutions.
Skoll video: Nithya Ramanathan on “Decolonizing Data”
Nithya Ramanathan, co-founder and CEO of Nexleaf, designed the “Decolonize Data” session, which was hosted at this year’s Skoll World Forum.
Tech Matters partnership leverages tech for global child helplines – Devex, April 13, 2021
Chilufya Adondo, a counselor at Childline Zambia, used to take notes from incoming calls on paper. The telephone counseling and guidance service takes calls from children on issues ranging from violence against children to HIV/AIDS to unintended pregnancies.
Launching Aselo!
After over a year of collaboration with Child Helpline International (CHI) and child helplines in Zambia and South Africa, Tech Matters is officially launching its first social enterprise: Aselo.
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