Social Impact Lab Foundation

This follow-on grant to the kiwanja Foundation would allow them to refine and develop additional applications for the FrontlineSMS software. Activities would also support the increased and targeted engagement with the transparency and accountability community. Enabling populations to interact with governments and civil society groups via SMS, the FrontlineSMS platform and associated tools use low-cost mobile interactions to reduce historical barriers to citizen access to information and channels for feedback and oversight.

The Social Impact Lab (SIMLab) makes it easier for citizens to access government information and services by using mobile devices, particularly in lower-income countries. As the team behind FrontlineSMS, the free mobile phone software, SIMLab helps lower