Real-Time Monitoring of Rural Sanitation at Scale in Zambia Using Mobile-to-Web Technologies
Akros has been working with UNICEF and the Government of the Republic of Zambia to support Zambia’s goal of being “Open Defecation Free” by…
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Crowdfunding for Zambia’s Healthy Schools
We’re excited to announce a new undertaking that we’re calling “Zambia’s Healthy Schools.” It’s a crowdfunding campaign that will allow our partnership with the…
Montana State University Students visit Zambia for Community Health Course
Akros recently hosted 14 undergraduate Montana State University (MSU) students in Zambia from May 14 to June 11, 2015. The students were enrolled in…
“Three Things”
The Katete district office, in the Eastern Province, had just the little spark that caught my eye. This spark embodied a central point of…
Spotlight: Exhilda Daka
Exhilda Daka is the Senior Administrative Officer for the Council of Chinsali, Muchinga Province of Zambia. In her work for the council of Chinsali,…
Spotlight: Dominic Mushashu
After an exhausting 10-hour drive from the Akros offices in Lusaka, two students from Montana State University, the Akros Surveillance Officer, Sanford Cheelo, our…
Spraying Malaria Away
When the fight against malaria is discussed and its fighters about to be awarded with medals, it is easy to look to health workers…
WASH discussed in Huffington Post blog series
The Huffington Post featured some news from the WASH movement last week in an article titled “Promoting WASH Through Traditional Leaders and Technology,” co-authored…
Mambova Teams Up Against Malaria
Step D, also known as community surveillance, was introduced to Kazungula District in 2012 as a malaria elimination intervention after it experienced a significant…
Chienge District’s Accomplishments celebrated on NPR blog
On April 24th, Zambia’s Chiengi District was declared Open Defecation Free (ODF), meaning that every household in Chiengi district has a latrine that meets…