The Vodafone Americas Foundation and the mHealth Alliance recently announced the winners of the second annual Wireless Innovation Project™ and the first mHealth Alliance Award. The winning projects were selected for their ability to leverage wireless technology to help meet challenges faced in developing countries, including access to clean air, medical care, and financial services for the rural poor.

The Mobile Citizen Program launched earlier this week, and it provides some great funding opportunities for organizations working in mobile technology throughout Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). 

The program focuses on finding citizen-centric strategies to provide mobile services for low-income areas, both urban and rural.  They express interest in creating models for implementation of mobile technology which have growth potential.  The program also seeks to support research into the social and economic impact of mobile technology on local communities. 

Last week, the Human Rights Center at the University of California, Berkeley announced the Human Rights Center Mobile Challenge to encourage innovations for applying mobile technologies for human rights investigations and advocacy.  Submissions are already coming in and you can get involved!

Here are three ways to participate in the HRC Mobile Challenge: