Incase you missed it, I launched my very first podcast yesterday featuring one of my favorite initiatives: HopePhones.org! HopePhones allows you send in your retired mobile phones so that they may be recycled and used to purchase 2-3 mobile phones that will be dispatched to medical clinics around the world through FrontlineSMS:Medic. It’s a brilliant way to get those old cell phones out of the drawers and put them to good use!

According to the HopePhones Website:

“Every cell phone given to community health workers connects distant patients to a medical clinic. A $10 cell phone will give 50 families access to emergency medical care, health information, transport services, and clinic resources.”

“When your old phone is received by the recycling center, it is given a value. We’ll use this value to purchase appropriate, usable cell phones for community health workers at the medical clinics. The average donated phone in the US will allow us to purchase 2-3 cell phones for clinics.”

For more information on FrontlineSMS:Medic, check out this video from CNN:

And visit the FrontlineSMS:Medic Website Here!