From child protection to education, mobile technology is helping communities to access their rights

Plan and Nokia have been working together since 2006 to empower children and youth in developing countries and help them to become active and leading participants in their own development.

The partnership has helped thousands of children in 14 countries across Africa to speak out on child rights and bring about change.

Plan has collaborated with Nokia to improve birth registration processes in Kenya through using mobile devices and solutions such as Nokia Data Gathering*.

Nokia has supported children, youth and communities to use a variety of media -  such as radio, music videos, the internet, mobile phones and television - to promote child rights, enhance life skills and empower youth.

The partnership has also supported child line projects that offer free telephone help and services to victims of violence or abuse.

Education for all

Today, the partnership focuses on supporting ‘education for all’ and finding innovative ways to use mobile technology in realising children’s rights.

"Nokia helps people solve everyday challenges and connect them to what matters most. New, innovative mobile solutions hold tremendous potential for changing the way we live and have positive impact on society. With Plan, we seek creative ways to strengthen positive social development. Cooperation with Plan links with Nokia’s commitment to support ‘education for all’ development goals since Plan invests more in education than any other programme area,” says Outi Mikkonen, Nokia’s director of stakeholder engagement.

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