Deborah Naybor and Quantum Networks are teaming up to study poor women farmers in Uganda. Naybor founded and is the executive director of Both Your Hands. She started the organization to get MP3 players into the hands of Ugandan women. The women were able to learn using the recycled MP3 players.
She teamed with Quantum when she decided to map the movement of rural women before and after the provision of a community garden and agricultural training in Uganda.
“I hope to show that by providing land rights and education to poor women, they have more time to take of themselves and their families,” Naybor said, “Quantum has been a great help in finding the technology I need to do this critical research. I spent a year looking for someone who understood the problems of working in a remote area with no electricity but I’m so excited to finally have the equipment I need.”
She will field the trackers and solar chargers this summer. She will also begin a pilot program to provide audio programs on farming methods using MP3 players. She applied for a $5000 grant to get her project up and running, but didn’t receive the funding. She’s looking for other revenue channels to continue building her impressive project.
It shows how GPS tracking devices can help educate and help less fortunate people. Naybor will continue to grow her philanthropic endeavors. She hopes to help women in Uganda learn about farming, importance of the growing season in the African country.GPS Tracking devices can enable a lot of things, including learning and education.
