Newsletter - March 2017

Dear colleague,

This newsletter highlights innovations and technology that are aiding development across the world.

At a record high, 65.3 million people have been displaced making resources such as electricity and water even more challenging to come across. Greenlight Planet focuses on using solar energy to ensure families can charge their devices and remain connected to their loved ones. Rivulis Irrigation helps farmers to address water scarcity by enabling higher agricultural output through small scale drip system.

Bangladesh is in the process of testing new solar-powered ambulances with hope to create more convenient and efficient aid for those in need of medical attention. New communication innovations, such as Talia's hybrid solutions, allow NGOs and aid agencies protect themselves from infrastructure failure by providing affordable contingency connections.

Media and technology advance SDGs by enabling access to education for children in the most hard-to-reach settings. In his interview, Danny Labin, Vice President of International Projects at Sesame Workshop, discusses how multimedia-based approach enables delivery of informal education and life-saving health lessons to the most vulnerable populations in Sub-Saharan Africa. Updates and initiatives for meeting education SDGs will be reviewed at the Aid & Development Africa Summit in Nairobi next week.

Lastly, Aid & International Development Forum is in the process of publishing the third annual guide to “Solutions That Save Lives & Support Development". The search for cutting-edge solutions, products and technologies is now on. Please share innovations that you are using, or those which you are aware of, and let us know how they make a difference.

With best regards,

AIDF Team