Case Studies
Read about Talking Book technology and program impact.
CARE'S WOMEN FOR CHANGE PROGRAM: A CASE STUDY
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Women in Ghana's cocoa communities have made strides in overcoming gender inequality and financial illiteracy. Through their active participation in CARE'S expanded village savings and loans program and targeted training initiatives supported by Amplio, they have enhanced their financial knowledge and developed robust income-generating capabilities.
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TOSTAN CASE STUDY: INCREASED ADOPTION OF VROOM TIPS VIA TALKING BOOKS
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Tostan faced challenges in delivering Early Childhood Development knowledge to rural communities with low literacy levels and limited access to technology. By collaborating with Vroom and utilizing Amplio Talking Books, Tostan successfully reached thousands of engaged caregivers with Vroom's content.
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EMPOWERING WOMEN FARMERS: GROW CASE STUDY
MEDA's Greater Rural Opportunities for Women (GROW) project used Talking Books to economically empower women farmers in Ghana to improve food security and nutrition for their families by growing and selling soy.
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USAID AFYA TIMIZA PROJECT: A CASE STUDY
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In Kenya, community health volunteers used the Amplio Talking Book to improve access to quality health information and services for semi-nomadic pastoralists in Samburu and Turkana, doubling the number of ANC visits.
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HEALTH EDUCATION AT MAHAMA CAMP: A CASE STUDY
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In 2017, UNICEF Rwanda conducted a six-month Talking Book pilot to improve health education and outreach for 50,000 Burundian refugees at Mahama Camp. The campaign focused on hygiene and sanitation.
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CHILD PROTECTION AND USER FEEDBACK: A CASE STUDY
UNICEF Ghana used Talking Books as a Communication for Development (C4D) strategy to promote key family practices in the Upper West Region. Learn how user feedback informed child protection messages.
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PROMOTING GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICES: A CASE STUDY
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Implemented by Amplio Ghana, UNICEF’s Talking Book C4D program in the Upper West Region promotes key family practices for good health and well-being, including knowledge and behaviors for hygiene and sanitation.
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ENGAGING MEN IN ANTENATAL CARE: A CASE STUDY
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In 2019, UNICEF and Amplio partnered with Ghana Health Service on a Talking Book pilot project in Jirapa District. At sites where Talking Books were used, more men participated in child wellness clinics and ANC visits.
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VSO ZAMBIA: TALK II PROJECT EVALUATION AND LEARNING REPORT
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VSO used Talking Books to engage and inform adolescents about sexual and reproductive health and rights in the remote islands of Zambia's Samfya District. An external evaluation showed a positive impact.
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Participatory Design of an Icon-Based User Interface (UI) for Rural People with Low Literacy
Bayor, et al. "The Talking Book: Participatory Design of an Icon-Based User Interface (UI) for Rural People with Low Literacy." Proceedings of the Second African Conference for Human Computer Interaction: Thriving Communities. Association for Computing Machinery, USA, pp. 24-33.
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Talking Book: Participatory Design of Icon-Based User Interface
Impact of Low-Cost, On-demand, Information Access in a Remote Ghanaian Village
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Schmidt, Cliff, et al. "Impact of low-cost, on-demand information access in a remote Ghanaian Village." Information Technologies & International Development, vol. 8, no. 2, summer 2012, pp. 85+.
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Songs, Dramas, Interviews, Endorsements: Effective Audio Messaging Formats for Risk Communication​
Da-Uri, Fidelis A., "Songs, Dramas, Interviews, and Endorsements: Understanding Effective Messaging Formats for Last-Mile Public Health Crisis Communication." Research presented by Fidelis Da-uri, Amplio Ghana, at the International SBCC Summit in Marrakech, Morocco, in 2022.
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MAP & MATCH: DIGITAL HEALTH SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT PANDEMIC RESPONSE IN GHANA
The USAID-funded Map & Match project helps the global digital health community leverage and adapt existing digital health tools for COVID-19 response. The Amplio Talking Book is included in the Ghana brief.
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PDD CASE STUDY: AMPLIO TALKING BOOK
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The Principles for Digital Development are a set of nine guidelines for integrating best practices into technology-enabled development programs for international development and cooperation.
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TALKING BOOK PROGRAMME: A UNESCO CASE STUDY
Globally, millions of people are adversely impacted by low literacy and geographic isolation. The Amplio Talking Book was one of 17 digital solutions selected as a case study by the UNESCO-Pearson Initiative for Literacy.
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CARE PATHWAYS: TALKING BOOK INNOVATION BRIEF
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In Ghana, the CARE Pathway program used the Talking Book as an extension support tool for Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) groups. Content included best practices in farming, nutrition, gender, and marketing.
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Read CARE Pathways Talking Book Innovation Brief