Ken Banks

Ken Banks and his FrontlineSMS system have been around for about 18 months. In February he was contacted by a group in Nigeria who wanted to use it for monitoring of the upcoming presidential elections from the grass roots level (see BBC story).


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Interview with Ken Banks of Kiwanja.net (mp3 file)

Ken isn’t just a talker, he actually is doing things with technology to make the world a better place. He has a distinct focus on Africa, as can be seen through the various projects he has worked on over the years. To get an understanding of how important social change is to him, beyond even the money, listen to the podcast and understand his favorite quote:

“I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good thing, therefore, that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again…”

Etienne de Grellet, French poet and missionary (1773-1855)

Read more about Ken Banks at his organization’s site Kiwanja.net, or on his blog.