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Can Mobile Phones Improve Clean Water Access in Slums?  
FSI Stanford Seminar Series

Date and Time
April 26, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM


Speakers
Joshua Cohen - Marta Sutton Weeks Professor of Ethics in Society, and Professor of Political Science, Philosophy, and Law; Director of the Program on Global Justice at FSI Stanford and CDDRL Affiliated FacultyMarta Sutton Weeks Professor of Ethics in Society, and Profe
Eran Bendavid - Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Medical Disciplines and CHP/PCOR Associate
Terry Winograd - Professor of computer science, Stanford University

Located in Kenya, Kibera is one of AfricaŹ¼s largest urban slums. Homes in Kibera typically lack running water. Water shortages occur frequently, and buyers need to find new water vendors. Shortages drive prices up. This project aims to improve the welfare of Kiberans by exploiting ubiquitous, low-cost mobile access to improve limited, high-cost water access. Mixing practical purpose with field-experimental social science, the project aims to enable buyers to use mobile phones to acquire low-cost information about water, location, price, and quality. By pooling water information from multiple sources, it provides information beyond what other search methods deliver.

Location
Walter P. Falcon Lounge
Encina Hall, 5th floor
616 Serra St.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305
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FSI Contact
Elena Cryst


Parent Research Projects



Topics: Global justice | Water | Kenya



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