metadata: {"type": "project", "title": "Somleng - A full-stack cloud communications platform", "logoImg": "bafkreihfocwoxpa54fiimjnebdh3lnrcb3rcuqoh345tjyws2vxntjjqti", "website": "https://www.somleng.org", "bannerImg": "bafybeihnzpm7yykjwl66ko44wmmortqe45radvjzuil7g2fwvchr2maura", "createdAt": 1670284321935, "userGithub": "somleng/somleng-project", "credentials": {}, "description": "Somleng is a collection of open source tools which provide a full-stack cloud communications platform. The goal of the project is to break down the economic and accessibility barriers to communications.\n\nOur vision is a world where communications is accessible to everyone.\n\nYou can use Somleng to roll out your own Programmable Voice and SMS in order to:\n\n\ud83c\udfe5 Save lives\n\ud83e\uddd2\ud83c\udffd Improve the lives of children\n\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc66 Improve livelihoods\n\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\udded Somleng powers the National Early Warning System for Cambodia. The National Early Warning System saves lives in the case of natural disasters, such as flooding, by sending out automated phone call alerts to vulnerable people who are in immediate danger. Automated voice alerts, delivered by phone call, is the technology that makes the most sense for early warning systems, because voice messages can be recorded in local languages and delivered directly to the beneficiary. This eliminates the need for Internet access or literacy skills. Learn more: https://www.somleng.org/case_studies.html#early-warning-system-cambodia\n\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf9 Somleng helps to improve the lives of children by educating caregivers on how to better take care of their loved ones. In Guatemala, Somleng powers UNICEF's initiative to promote behavior change for the prevention of childhood malnutrition with mobile phone technology. Voice messages are recorded in 7 native Mayan languages with information about health, hygiene, sanitation, maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, complementary feeding and parenting guidelines, produced for caregivers (mothers and fathers) of children. Somleng then delivers the messages directly to beneficiary via automated phone calls. Learn more: https://www.somleng.org/case_studies.html#mhealth-unicef-guatemala\n\n\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddf2 In Zambia, Somleng powers the Mama Info health service, designed by People In Need, to improve maternal and child health and nutrition outcomes, influence attitudes and enhance knowledge and skills of women about the importance of key health and nutrition behaviors. Audio messages are incorporated into dialogues and performed by a local drama group that created culturally appropriate characters to provide an educative, engaging and entertaining service, effective at changing people's behaviors. These dialogues were designed typically around specific topics such as health, nutrition or hygiene. The set contains key messages related to maternal health and nutrition as well as nutrition and health of children aged 0-6 and 7-24 months. The messages are then delivered to the beneficiary via automated phone calls powered by Somleng. Learn more: https://www.somleng.org/case_studies.html#mama-info-zambia\n\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\udded \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddf2 \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf4 \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddec \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded Somleng is also powering cloud communications for a number of local carriers around the world. Local carriers can offer much cheaper pricing than global CPaaS providers. By using Somleng, local carriers can offer their own branded programmable voice and SMS to their customers, generating extra revenue which would otherwise go to global CPaaS providers dominated by big tech. This helps to achieve a more equitable world, where profits stay local generating jobs and improving livelihoods. Learn more: https://www.somleng.org/case_studies.html#powering-cpaas-mexico", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectGithub": "somleng", "projectTwitter": "SomlengProject"}
name: Somleng - A full-stack cloud communications platform