Added: Jul 26, 2008

From: WorldBank

Duration: 8:4

Making a phone call is something that many people take for granted. Yet millions in rural villages around the world simply do not have easy or affordable access to a telephone. The Village Phone concept was developed precisely to help extend access to telecommunications beyond the urban areas.Started by GrameenPhone in Bangladesh -- a client of IFC, IFC is now working with MTN (also an IFC client) and other partners to replicate the Village Phone concept in several African countries, starting with Nigeria.IFC also collaborated with the Grameen Foundation and other partners to create a Village Phone Replication Manual -- essentially a 'how-to' resource for setting up a Village Phone project.Beyond providing much needed communication access, the Village Phone model goes a long way to empower the women operators, spur economic activities and promote entrepreneurialism.http://www.worldbank.org/connectingafrica

Channel: Entertainment

Tags: africa  bangladesh  bank  nigeria  telecommunication  telephone  world  worldbank 

Rating: 5.00 (4 ratings)    Views: 10671' favoriteCount='28    Comments: 24

lagosmama Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Good initiative. Well done, guys.

proudnijagirl Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - ohh it's so nice putting phone in the village. What a good idea.

public32 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Maybe the villages will become Towns, and possibly small cities due to the advent of information age. Information is power!

public32 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Great vision! may be the rural villages will become towns, and eventually cities due to the advent of information and the information age. Information is Power!

chimdiya Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Lies, lies, lies! It hurts to see actors come out on screen and talk a whole lot of crap. How can anyone say that in Nigeria, Igboland, that they would abandon hair salon work and start fone booth work.False! That doesnt happen. As if that lie isnt enough, she goes on to say she makes 10grand daily from calls! That implies an average of 300grand monthly. if that were the case,y r folks still doin white collar jobs.10gs naira daily-No na 20,000 dollars. crazy people.

chimdiya Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Lies, lies, lies! It hurts to see actors come out on screen and talk a whole lot of crap. How can anyone say that in Nigeria, Igboland, that they would abandon hair salon work and start fone booth work.False! That doesnt happen. As if that lie isnt enough, she goes on to say she makes 10grand daily from calls! That implies an average of 300grand monthly. if that were the case,y r folks still doin white collar jobs.10gs naira daily-No na 20,000 dollars. crazy people.

cutie195 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - MTN should not have to broadcast that they are doing this. Don't get me wrong, it is a good initiative but it is the least that they can do. I say this because as a Nigerian who has used MTN's services (which are very overpriced) you have to buy cards to use your cell phone, you do not have free nights and/or weekends, it is nothing like they make it seem.

cutie195 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Even when you purchase the cards, say 1000 naira (currency) and you activate it, some of the time you don't even have 1000naira worth of minutes in there and in some cases, there are no minutes at all.It is not an MTN initiative by the way it is women in the society who are using their cell phones to do this.

cutie195 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - MTN and IFC should actually do more in the society, my family is in Nigeria and the airtime is so expensive. It is the least they can do they make millions and millions of dollars in Nigeria. The least they can do is help the community.

cutie195 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - MTN and IFC should actually do more in the society, my family is in Nigeria and the airtime is so expensive. It is the least they can do they make millions and millions of dollars in Nigeria. The least they can do is help the community.

Mrmoc8 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - This is a good start.

allwales Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - The reason why Naija will still suffer is because we are toooooooo proud. Someone said nigeria has the highest no. of doctorates per capita in the whole world(so what?). Lets show some humility. It is not yet perfect but let us give constructive critics. I was in SA and saw how humble the people are.

sixstringpsyco Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - if any of these people call you just dont give them your banking info so they can transfer any money into your account

Bebiri60 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - Your 'banking info' comment is just like missing the point because this is a tremendous infrastructural advancement in places that have hitherto lacked technology in rural Africa. Nigeria is a country with enormous business options and opportunities for foreign investment.People who have lost money through non-existent money transfers, are without questions, enemies of the state of Nigeria.

sixstringpsyco Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - enemies of the state? they are the cornerstone of the nigerian economy how much money must a nigerian scam before he is given a title like "chief"?..i know this happens and its not only socially acceptable to scam its a skill thats admired

johniwuji Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - good job

richardolatunde Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - this is for sixstringpsyco: if the Nigerian economy wasn't automatically blocked by all those foreign companies who suck all the money out of Nigeria and indeed all of Africa; Oil, Cocoa...the list goes on...then corruption would clearly be much less, because Africans would own their own continent, which would obviously emerge as the Superpower it truly is......so then, you wouldn't get your scammer emails...ok?

mrjfin Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - there was survey that claim that most of nigerian are happy to life. way more than US

precioussofia Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - what state is this??

delsur2009 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - fake

shifta65 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - All of the backgrounds in this video portray Nigeria as a vast wasteland with dirt roads, dilapidated buildings, slums, and lots of trash lying around. I thought Nigeria had lots of oil. Why don't they use their oil wealth to improve their country, like Kuwait, Abu Dabai, and Saudi Arabia did? Is the legacy of slavery holding them back?

zweeterion Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - I donot have an ounce of trust for the World Bank and IMF.They are two imperialist tools the developing world must avoid.They are only interested on how to make the world dependent on the west.

Wollinder92 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - wow, those people have to walk to a phone umbrella just to use the phone. thats just like having to walk to a toilet umbella just to use the bathroom.

n419 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - If she earns 20000naira a day ,why are there so many poor nigerians.A driver at a bank in nigeria earns 15000 naira a MONTH.All these i see is top liesssssss.