Hello again from Swaziland.  I wanted to clarify a bit about my previous posts....I am the founder of YouthAssets, and organization dedicated to connecting orphans, particularly those of child-headed households to the information and resources that they need.  We are exploring the use of mobile phones to provide access to support systems and information that is valuable to them.

I just attended a 3-day conference with southern African leaders working to support orphans and vulnerable children - the conference was to develop sustainable strategies to help with the orphan crisis here.  Although no mention was made specifically of ICT tools used currently, the delegates defined a GREAT need for collaboration, information sharing, data collection, and instant communication.

I will be spending the next two weeks meeting with orphans, local service providers, and community leaders to define information needs and asset maps.  I will be blogging details at triptoswaziland.blogspot.com and will post some tech entries on the use of technology here - including drastic changes in the mobile phone industry here.