According to Anil Naidoo, of Fahamu, an organization working for human rights and social justice in Africa, a project called the UmNyango would soon be launched in Africa.
The project would use the technology of short message service or SMS for rural people to access information and report on incidents of violence as well and breach of women’s right to land.
More to the point of using SMS, the project would also allow women in the area to produce their own radio programs, which would be sent to local radio stations.
Talking about the project Naidoo said, ‘There is every indication that this technology will also work for rural women reporting on human rights abuse, including domestic violence’.
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