CASE STUDY Instant Networks Programme THE VODAFONE FOUNDATION BRINGS MOBILE TECHNOLOGY TO A DISPLACEMENT CAMP IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Key Info COUNTRY Democratic Republic of the Congo TARGET POPULATION Displaced persons, refugees APPROACH Mobile technology P hone booths are an abandoned technology in most countries, where the majority of people rely on personal, mobile phones to communicate on the go. The Vodafone Foundation is revolutionizing what phone booths can be in the wake of disaster and displacement, by offering those most affected a way to connect and keep in touch with distant family members. The Vodafone Foundation’s ‘phone booths’ provide displaced people access to free, mobile phones to make and receive calls and text messa

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