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- Creating a single forum for the exchange of knowledge & resources for Social Entrepreneurs. A solution enabling this community to more effectively communicate. »
- An app that allows perspective volunteers to see on the individual level if they have the necessary skills to become a Peace Corps volunteer before they apply. »
- A feature-lite calendaring/meet-up app that could operate on a similar basis to Whatsapp would greatly assist resource-poor groups seeking to organize and meet. »
- Convert the GNU's Collaborative International Dictionary of English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCIDE , http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcide/) to work with GoldenDict »
- An app to inform people of valuable information ranging from food, deals, to safety and crime when they are close to that area which others have discovered »
- Turn cell phones into mobile devices of English learning to help solve Madagascar's problem of wanting to learn English but lacking learning materials. »
- Grant Discoverer: a way to search for available grants from NGOs and GOs, using keywords, sectors, or other criteria »
- A English-Chuukese picture dictionary that includes all of the dialects of Chuukese. »
- Mobile app notifications of inventory status and stock outs of essential medicines at rural clinics and hospitals for HIV/AIDS, TB, and chronic disease patients »
- An app that would allow Chuukese teachers to create a database of stories in Chuukese and the dialects of Chuukese. »
- Put business within everyone's reach; support a game already developed and in use! »
- A game that can be played on a smart phone that teaches the player about the causes of soil erosion in Lesotho. »
- User-friendly and simple grade book software with an editable text allowing the program to be easily translated, and also a "print report card" mode. »
- A service that uses simple SMS messaging to link agricultural producers with buyers, enabling harvest's to sell at higher prices. »
- It would be like "around me," but for people to find RPCVs and Peace Corps events in the area. »
- Develop an application so Volunteers can request replenishment of their Peace Corps medical supplies through cell phone text-messages and an online web-form. »
- I am developing composting latrines in the Peruvian Andes however the climate is too cold for the composting process to take place. »
- Low-tech antennae for cell phones »
- I live in an area made up almost entirely of farmers. I want them to know the fair market price for any crops that they are trying to sell. »
- An app that would allow rural communities to access information, funding, and resources to renewable energy including solar, wind, and hydropower. »
- An app and web based platform to both virtually and physically connect PCVs and RPCVs internationally and in the US. Linked In meets FourSquare for PC. »
- An app/website for sharing appropriate technology designs, instructions, and ideas. »
- Guide micro-entrepreneurs through steps of starting and running a business, helping them to manage budget and inventory and network with suppliers and buyers »
- A free SMS service to report instances of petty corruption and bribery along Albania's developing highway system. »
- Small business app to help shop owners ring up sales, keep track of inventory, and calculate profit. »
- SMS Trigger for Received Emails in Ecuador »
- Create a mobile app integrated with the VRF to allow real-time input of data/activities as opposed to waiting to enter data. This would replace archaic booklets »
- Use cell phone technology to enhance environmental education in rural communities in Peru »
- An app that helps people understand the different types of web sites and information found online and help them determine the most reliable sites for research. »
- Directly connecting villages and donors to achieve: (1) funding for village projects; (2) village-donor intimacy; and (3) inter-organization collaboration. »
- Utilize cell phone location services and integrated mapping software to aid in mapping rural communities »