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Vision and approach Transformational solutions Operating responsibly Vodafone’s contribution to the Millennium Development Goals Empowering women in Qatar We are also empowering women in more developed markets. The Vodafone Foundation has developed TecSOS, a specially adapted mobile phone that enables victims of domestic violence to call for help at the touch of a button. More than 28,000 women in Europe are using TecSOS (see video). Fighting domestic violence The programme is delivered by the Vodafone Foundation as part of its Mobile for Good programme1 . Goal 4: Reduce child mortality Mobile can significantly improve the efficiency of healthcare services, particularly in remote areas. We are a member of the USAID empowering health workers alliance – a publicprivate partnership designed to improve child health by accelerating the use of mobile technology by health workers around the world. Our partnership with the GAVI Alliance and GSK is exploring how governments in sub-Saharan Africa can use mobile technology solutions to improve their immunisation programmes and access to vaccines for children. By helping community caregivers work more efficiently in South Africa, our mobile health enablement platform is improving access to healthcare and supporting treatment of children (see video). For more information on our mobile health solutions, see Health. 42 Vodafone Group Plc Sustainability Report 2012/13 Supporting community health workers in South Africa Goal 5: Improve maternal health The Vodafone Foundation’s partnership with the Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation hospital in Tanzania (CCBRT) aims to combat obstetric fistula, a maternal health condition that can leave women incontinent and outcast from their communities (see video). CCBRT uses M-Pesa to send money to local ambassadors who arrange travel for women who would otherwise be unable to reach the hospital for corrective surgery. This has helped to significantly increase the number of women receiving treatment – 600 women were treated in 2012, compared with just 168 in 2009 before we introduced this initiative (see video). In India, our e-Mamta initiative is helping to improve maternal health by ensuring timely and pro-active pre- and post-natal care in association with the Gujarat state government. For more information, see Health.
Vision and approach Transformational solutions Operating responsibly Vodafone’s contribution to the Millennium Development Goals Tackling obstetric fistula in Tanzania Vodafone is working with Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) to fight obstetric fistula. The programme is delivered by the Vodafone Foundation as part of its Mobile for Good programme1 . Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Training and awareness-raising, coupled with innovative distribution and administration services, can play a role in addressing the world’s most pressing health problems. Our three-year partnership with the GAVI Alliance and GSK is exploring how health ministries in sub-Saharan Africa can use mobile technology solutions to improve immunisation rates and access to vaccines. An initial pilot project with GSK in Mozambique will use mobile technology aiming to boost child vaccination rates against common diseases by approximately 5%. Our Mobile Relationship Manager service, known as SMS for Life, is helping to ensure health clinics in Tanzania don’t run out of essential medicines by using a text message system to monitor stock levels of malaria drugs (see video). Our mobile health enablement platform is supporting South Africa’s largest national HIV prevention initiative, loveLife, and will also be used in Kenya to provide Maternal and Newborn Child Health information and services. For more information, see Health. 43 Vodafone Group Plc Sustainability Report 2012/13 SMS for Life in Tanzania Our Vodafone Live platform also hosts Young Africa Live, an initiative by the Praekeldt Foundation which aims to raise awareness and discussion of HIV in order to educate people (see video). For more information, see Health. Vodafone Live supports Young Africa Live Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability The Global e-Sustainability Initiative’s (GeSI) SMARTer 2020 report projects that while the ICT industry’s footprint will rise to 1.27 GtCO2e by 2020, its solutions have the potential to deliver carbon reductions of seven times that amount. Our own Carbon Connections research quantifies the potential savings from mobile solutions. Our machine-to-machine (M2M) and smart metering solutions are contributing to tackling climate change by helping businesses and individuals reduce their energy and fuel use, work more efficiently, and cut costs and carbon emissions as a result. We are also bringing reliable, affordable, renewable power to remote communities in emerging markets using our own network infrastructure and tailored solar charging solutions.
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