FRONTLINESMS

&

AARONUHRMACHER

TICAH

Viwandani

Korigocho

TICAHOLDMETHOD

$115/MONTH

OLDMETHOD

• Time Consuming

• Expensive

• Inefficient

OBJECTIVEONE: SAVE TICAH MONEY

OBJECTIVETWO: SAVE TICAH STAFF TIME

OBJECTIVETHREE: IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION

METHODOLOGY

TICAH

Viwandani

Korigocho

TICAHNEWMETHOD

CONSIDERATIONS

• Staff Has Limited Tech Knowledge

• No Money for SMS Messages

• Existing Hardware Infrastructure

HARDWARE

X

20 days

X

XX

XXX

XXXX

XXXXX

X X X X X X X

X X X X X X

X

X

XX

X

CHALLENGES

• Locked GSM Modem

• IntelliSMS not an option

• Compatible GSM phones scarce

REMEMBER

• Limited Tech Knowledge

• No Money for SMS Messages

• Existing Hardware Infrastructure

LEARNINGS

• Communication is Still Difficult

• Time Constraints

• HUGE Digital Divide

THEFUTURE

• Herbal Remedy Stories

• New Communities of Respondents

• Rural Communities

• HIV/AIDS Education

QUESTIONS?