East African Winners Announced in Apps4Africa Contest

Mobile apps offer sustainable solutions in East Africa.

Apps4Africa - Looking for a way to help fight climate change in Africa? There’s an app for that. The Apps4Africa regional competition, which is aimed at addressing local climate change through the development of mobile applications, named its three East African winners earlier this month. Read on to learn more about the winning teams’ sustainable solutions. (http://www.apps4africa.org/)

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Apps4Africa - Looking for a way to help fight climate change in Africa? There’s an app for that. The Apps4Africa regional competition, which is aimed at addressing local climate change through the development of mobile applications, named its three East African winners earlier this month. Read on to learn more about the winning teams’ sustainable solutions. (http://www.apps4africa.org/)

1st Prize—The Grainy Bunch - Eric Mutta of Tanzania took top honors and $15,000 in prize money in the regional competition for his creation, The Grainy Bunch.  The application is a management system that monitors the purchase, distribution and consumption of grain, aimed toward ensuring both food and economic security in the nation.—Britt Middleton (Photo: REUTERS/Radu Sigheti)

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1st Prize—The Grainy Bunch - Eric Mutta of Tanzania took top honors and $15,000 in prize money in the regional competition for his creation, The Grainy Bunch.  The application is a management system that monitors the purchase, distribution and consumption of grain, aimed toward ensuring both food and economic security in the nation.—Britt Middleton (Photo: REUTERS/Radu Sigheti)

Collaborating on Taxation - Taxation plays a large role in land administration, in terms of managing information on land owners’ rights and protections. Cooperation on all levels of local governments would support property tax assessment and land tax policies.(Photo: REUTERS/Ken Oloo/International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies/Handout)

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2nd Prize—Mkulima Calculator - Second place and a $7,000 prize was awarded to the Mkulima Calculator, created by Stepheno Maleche, Gerry Nandwa, Joseph Onginjo and Oliver Otieno of Kenya. The application helps farmers decide when to plant crops and how to select the best crops for a specific area based on climate and weather data. (Photo: REUTERS/Ken Oloo/International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies/Handout)

What Are We Bringing to the Table? - Other nations hold summits with African leaders, Rhodes acknowledged. "We very much wanted this summit to be focused on the distinct and U.S.-African partnership. And what we believe is unique about the American contribution is our focus on African capacity-building and integrating Africa into the global economy and security order." And according to Obama, "Africa also happens to be one of the continents where America is most popular and people feel a real affinity for our way of life. He also said that America's relationship with Africa includes not just traditional aid but also "partnering and thinking about how we can trade more and how we can do business together... [which] is the kind of relationship that Africa is looking for." (Photo: REUTERS/Antony Njuguna)

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3rd Prize—Agro Universe - The third place title and prize of $3,000 went to Agro Universe. The application was created by a Ugandan team consisting of Oliama Brian, Daniel Mumbere, Nabuto Josephine, Bossa Alex, Sanya Duncan, Olwenyi Victor, Kato Charles, Masaba Kizito, Kalema Moses and Namuyiga Winfrey. The mobile and web-based app creates a regional marketplace, helping communities prepare for pest and drought-induced food shortages by connecting them to farmers with available produce. (Photo: REUTERS/Antony Njugun)

Who’s the next big winner? - The winners from the West and Central Africa contests were announced in December. The winners from the Southern Africa competition will be announced in April. (Photo: Apps4Africa.org)

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Who’s the next big winner? - The winners from the West and Central Africa contests were announced in December. The winners from the Southern Africa competition will be announced in April. (Photo: Apps4Africa.org)

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Worldwide Partnership - The Apps4Africa contests are part of workshops on regional climate change, organized by the Adaptation Partnership, which includes the United States and 20 other countries, the U.S. Department of State announced on Jan. 14. (Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)