Sauti East Africa: Students Use Tech to Increase Legal, Safe, and Profitable Trade in Africa
Traders are commonly unaware of their rights and the required customs, procedures, and documentation involved in cross-border trade, making them vulnerable to abusive practices. Sauti helps to simplify access to this information using mobile-based trading tools and platforms to report incidents of corruption and harassment, and has facilitated 30,000 information requests from 4,500 cumulative users across the region. With help from Lambda Co-op and Social Impact Manager Jessica Wilkinson, Sauti has partnered with Lambda School to develop four unique projects to improve usability and reach of the platform, including incorporating new tools and technologies. […]