Table 2 (continued)
Name of project
Short description
Lead innovator
sanitation could bring to their immediate environment
Mali
19. Map action Bamako,
Mali
Introduces an online and interactive
map of Bamako and a mobile application through which community
members are able to report WASH
problems and propose solutions recommendations. A report is created
and transmitted to the companies
subscribed to the platform that are
responsible for taking action
Kaicedra-Consulting
20. Geolocating water
quality
Mobile application called Akvo
Caddisfly and pocket-size hardware
attachments are used for the first time
to test water quality. Akvo Caddisfly
is a simple, low-cost, open-source,
smartphone-based water quality testing system connected to an online
data platform. Real-time GPS-based
water quality data is shared via
Akvo’s data collection platform
World Waternet
21. Innovative sanitation
services for Bamako
Develops a call centre and an innovative approach of sanitation marketing to optimise the encounter
between offer (emptiers) and demand
(households). It also creates a
smartphone application as an instrument to monitor the emptiers’ technical and financial performances
Protos
22. Water quality data of
the Niger River
Uses ICTs for data collection on the
water quality of the Niger River,
storage and analysis (smartphones
and underwater drone, central repository) and sharing it in appropriate
formats for various target groups
Agence du Bassin du Fleuve
Niger (ABFN)
Niger River Basin Agency
23. Mapping and monitoring critical developments in Niger Delta
Develops a platform with data on the
Niger Delta. The analysed data is
aggregated from (a combination) of
satellite data, online (social) media,
remote sensing and user-generated
data sources and will lead to information on the longer-term drivers and
effects of floods and droughts
FloodTags
Benin
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Name of project
Short description
Lead innovator
sanitation could bring to their immediate environment
Mali
19. Map action Bamako,
Mali
Introduces an online and interactive
map of Bamako and a mobile application through which community
members are able to report WASH
problems and propose solutions recommendations. A report is created
and transmitted to the companies
subscribed to the platform that are
responsible for taking action
Kaicedra-Consulting
20. Geolocating water
quality
Mobile application called Akvo
Caddisfly and pocket-size hardware
attachments are used for the first time
to test water quality. Akvo Caddisfly
is a simple, low-cost, open-source,
smartphone-based water quality testing system connected to an online
data platform. Real-time GPS-based
water quality data is shared via
Akvo’s data collection platform
World Waternet
21. Innovative sanitation
services for Bamako
Develops a call centre and an innovative approach of sanitation marketing to optimise the encounter
between offer (emptiers) and demand
(households). It also creates a
smartphone application as an instrument to monitor the emptiers’ technical and financial performances
Protos
22. Water quality data of
the Niger River
Uses ICTs for data collection on the
water quality of the Niger River,
storage and analysis (smartphones
and underwater drone, central repository) and sharing it in appropriate
formats for various target groups
Agence du Bassin du Fleuve
Niger (ABFN)
Niger River Basin Agency
23. Mapping and monitoring critical developments in Niger Delta
Develops a platform with data on the
Niger Delta. The analysed data is
aggregated from (a combination) of
satellite data, online (social) media,
remote sensing and user-generated
data sources and will lead to information on the longer-term drivers and
effects of floods and droughts
FloodTags
Benin
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