Mobi-Reportabuse is one of many web entrepreneurship ventures that have emerged in Ghana. Akin to how bicycles have transformed transportation in less-industrialized countries, cellphones, too, have literally revolutionized countless countries in the Majority World. Developed by Shadrach K. Amoako, Mobi-Reportabuse is a cellphone service that allows both witnesses and victims themselves to report abuse and domestic violence straight from their mobile device. Users can send images, videos, audio and text content via email, MMS or SMS.
There are numerous benefits to a cellphone reporting service, one of which being the ability for the Ghanian Police Service (DOVVSU) to access factual and concise reports on domestic violence and abuse. Furthermore, Mobi-Reportabuse allows for anonymity, which can be essential when social relationships are tenuous.
Mobi-Reportabuse generates daily, weekly, monthly and yearly reports that are divided into categories like gender and type of reporter to allow for readability and accessibility.
While cellphones are omnipresent in Ghana, as GOOD reports in "African Entrepreneurs Are Making Ghana Into a Tech Startup Hub," there is a lack of mobile services and apps that bear in mind local needs.
"For most people in Africa, the only possibility of accessing the Web is through their mobile phone," World Wide Web Foundation CEO Steve Bratt told GOOD. "So a web entrepreneur must learn to design services that will work on even the simplest mobile devices.
Contact Information:
Mobi-Reportabuse Website
Telephone: +233273160890
Ghana
African Abuse Apps
Mobi-Reportabuse is a Ghanian Cellphone Service to Report Violence
Trend Themes
1. Cellphone Reporting Services - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a secure and user-friendly cellphone reporting service for various types of abuse and violence.
2. Mobile Apps for Local Needs - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create mobile apps that cater to the specific needs and limitations of users in less-industrialized countries like Ghana.
3. Anonymity in Reporting - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build platforms that allow anonymous reporting to ensure the safety and participation of individuals in reporting abuse and violence.
Industry Implications
1. Law Enforcement - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate cellphone reporting services into the infrastructure of law enforcement agencies for more efficient handling of domestic violence and abuse cases.
2. Mobile Technology - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop mobile apps and services tailored to the specific needs and limitations of users in less-industrialized countries, like Ghana, to bridge the digital divide and provide essential services.
3. Social Services - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with social service organizations to utilize cellphone reporting services as a tool for gathering accurate data, identifying patterns, and improving support systems for victims of abuse and violence.