SMS Uprising: Mobile Activism in AfricaSokari Ekine SMS Uprising provides a unique insight into how activists and social change advocates are addressing Africa's many challenges from within, and how they are using mobile telephone technologies to facilitate these changes. Contributors: Nathan Eagle, Ken Banks, Redante Asuncion-Reed, Anil Naidoo, Amanda Atwood, Christiana Charles-Iyoha, Becky Faith, Joshua Goldstein, Christian Kreutz, Tanya Notley, Juliana Rotich, Berna Twanza Ngolobe, Bukeni Waruzi 'This is a handbook for the small NGO or social change activist who is daunted by technology. Help is at hand, and SMS Uprising will help you find it' 'I put this book down with deep, deep respect. This is a positive book, a book that adds to my personal belief that indigenous peoples will ultimately triumph as they receive and use tools such as mobile telephones' 'The book is ... unique in giving an insight into how activists and social change advocates are addressing Africa's many challenges from within, and how they are using mobile telephone technology to facilitate these changes' 'SMS Uprising combines theoretical groundwork and practical case studies useful to everyone interested in the use of mobile technology for activism and development' 'SMS Uprising targets a broad audience, and it includes an accessible and often inspiring collection of practitioner accounts, as well as guidelines for practice and reflection.' If you're an African non-governmental organisation of limited funds, please email info@pambazukapress.org to arrange a complimentary copy of this ebook (Adobe PDF). Ebook orders within the United Kingdom include VAT. A FAHAMU BOOKS AND PAMBAZUKA PRESS PUBLICATION |
Contents
1 Economics and power within the African telecommunications industry | 2 |
future trends and software developments | 17 |
empoweringthe many or the few? | 32 |
developing a toolkit with grassroots human rights advocates | 40 |
Mobile democracySMS case studies | 55 |
using cell phones in an activist campaign | 56 |
using SMS for political participation in rural KwaZulu Natal | 71 |
mobile phones for advocacy | 86 |
mobile activism for networking and advocacy | 105 |