Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Stories of Hope

In remote villages in Kenya, where administrative costs make it infeasible to offer insurance against crop failure and the cost of verifying a claim are prohibitive, determined people still solutions using available technology.


Stores selling seeds take cell phone photographs to confirm purchases and details of insurance purchase are sent as text messages. Insurers use data from weather stations to determine conditions leading to crop failure, and insurance benefits are paid out without detailed paper applications having to be made.
 
There is no limit to human ingenuity. And it always wonderful to see people seeking solutions, instead of creating problems.
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A drabble is a story told in exactly 100 words.

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