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Empowering Change: Caitlin Cohen of the Sigida Keneyali Project

Have Fun - Do Good

In December I wrote a book review of Monique and the Mango Rains , the story of a Peace Corps worker's two years working with a midwife in Mali. Below is an e-interview with another woman making a difference in Mali, Caitlin Cohen, one of two US coordinators of the Sigida Keneyali Project. What is the biggest challenge of your work?

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The Math Is Starting to Add Up: The Promise of Mobile

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At Geekcorps Mali, our approach was: through great engineering feats attempt to somehow lower the costs of access, while hopefully creating sustainable “business models” in the process. Luckily, we, like all successful groups in the field, excelled at anecdotal evaluation.

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Case Study: An Accidental Techie #FAIL Story

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With the blessing of my supervisor, our development director, I charged forward, evaluating vendors and consultants before developing a plan for the system customization, implementation, and conversion. Given the organization-wide scope of my proposed project, effective change management practices were key to the success of the project.