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The Qualcomm^® Wireless Reach^™ initiative is transforming lives around the globe. Explore these case studies, videos, news articles and blogs, and learn the effect each project has had on a community.

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Qualcomm China Spotlight on Sustainability Report

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The Primary Initiative: Addressing Maternal and Infant Health

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Qualcomm’s Approach to Improving People’s Lives Worldwide

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Mobile Frontiers in Higher Education

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Blog Posts

Blog Posts

Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab collaboration with Virginia Tech emphasizes engineering and career exploration Wireless Reach celebrates 10 years of impact Qualcomm invests in a sustainable future [video]Qcamp for Girls in STEM grows engineers of the future [video]In the field in Indonesia for Wireless Reach’s new maternal and child health program ORB, by mPowering, celebrates one year of empowering frontline health workers with access to educational resources Qualcomm Wireless Reach and the sustainable development goals: Lessons learned in Nairobi How wireless technology is being used to reduce cardiovascular disease deaths in China How Brazilian farmers will use drones to boost agriculture and support environmental sustainability Noodles and the G7 ICT Ministers Meeting

Case Studies

East Asia

CHINA: Heart Health

CHINA: Let’s Get Ready!

CHINA: Mobilizing HERhealth

CHINA: Road Safety First

JAPAN: 3G Smartphones & Tablets as Digital Textbooks

JAPAN: 3G Smartphones & Tablets as Digital Textbooks (Japanese)

SOUTH KOREA: Digital Education Project

SOUTH KOREA: Digital Education Project (Korean)

SOUTH KOREA: Q-Care

TAIWAN: CloudPlay for Education

Europe

ITALY/THE NETHERLANDS: L2Pro

SPAIN: Augmented Reality for e-labora

Global

GLOBAL: mPowering Frontline Health Workers

GLOBAL: TaroWorks

India

INDIA: SoochnaPreneur program

INDIA: Connecting India to Disconnect Poverty

INDIA: Fisher Friend

INDIA: Play ‘n’ Learn

INDIA: StoveTrace

Latin America

BRAZIL: Drone Technology Development Program for Precision Agriculture Aims to Help Farmers Reduce Environmental Impact and Increase Crop Yields

BRAZIL (Portuguese): Drone Technology Development Program for Precision Agriculture Aims to Help Farmers Reduce Environmental Impact and Increase Crop Yields

BRAZIL: Fishing with 3G Nets

COLOMBIA: Fishing with Mobile Nets

COLOMBIA: Fishing with Mobile Nets (Spanish)

EL SALVADOR: Wireless Security

MEXICO: Dulce Wireless Tijuana

Middle East / Africa

ISRAEL: Project Ray

KENYA: Power of mLearning

MOROCCO: Mobile Ultrasound Patrol

MOROCCO: Mobile Ultrasound Patrol (French)

MOROCCO: Mobile Ultrasound Patrol (Arabic)

NIGERIA: CliniPAK360

SENEGAL: Wireless Access for Fishery

SOUTH AFRICA: Mobile Health Information System

North America

UNITED STATES: STEAMing Ahead with Mobile Learning

Southeast Asia

MALAYSIA: Mentoring Women in Business

PHILIPPINES: Mobile Money Hub Program

PHILIPPINES: Wireless Access for Health

SINGAPORE: WE Learn

Reports

Reports

STEAMing Ahead with Mobile Learning Evaluation Report

Wireless Reach Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa

Wireless Reach in Japan

Mobile Frontiers in Higher Education

Wireless Reach in Sub-Saharan Africa

Wireless Reach Report: Establishing a Global End to End Mobile Content Distribution Process for Health Workers

Wireless Reach Report: The Primary Initiative: Addressing Maternal and Infant Health

Supporting Digital Inclusion in Malaysia

Opportunities to Improve Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health in India through Smartphones and 3G Connectivity Solutions

The 8 Essentials for Mobile Learning Success in Education

How Technical Innovation Can Improve Healthcare Access and Delivery: Cases from South Africa and China

Morocco Mobile Ultrasound Patrol Project

Transforming Women's Livelihoods Through Mobile Broadband

Awards

Brazil

Participant in the ACE Award - USAID
Winner of the Arede Brazil Award for our Fishing with 3G Nets project

China

Participant in the ACE Award - USAID

India

Wireless Reach Fisher Friend project won the mBillionth award in the category of Agriculture and Ecology, 2014
Fisher Friend project was a Vodafone Mobile for Good Award finalist

Indonesia

Wireless Reach selected as finalist for the GSMA's 2012, mWomen: Best Mobile Product or Service for Women in Emerging Markets for the AppLab project in Indonesia
Wireless Reach Selected as Finalist for the American Chamber of Commerce’s 2012 Citizens Awards in the Best International Ambassador category for the AppLab program in Indonesia
Project partner, Grameen Foundation, was a winner of the Create a World that Works Award that was co-hosted by the eBay Foundation and Ashoka Changemakers. Qualcomm Wireless Reach matched the award funding to Grameen Foundation.
Winner of the Global Telecoms Business Award in June 2011 for our Application Laboratory project
Finalist for the Ernst and Young Award that was announced in Indonesia at the end of November 2011 for our Application Laboratory project
Winner of the Salesforce.com’s Force for Change Award for our Application Laboratory project

Philippines

Wireless Reach Selected as Finalist for the Good Practices Awards in the Philippines for the Wireless Access for Health Intiative
Winner of the Philippines Health Market Innovation (Galing Likha-Kalusugan Award) Award

South Africa

Wireless Reach Mobile Health Information System project was commended in the GBC Health 2013 Business Action on Health Awards Partnership / Collective Action category

Other

Wireless Reach Recognized as Computerworld Honors Laureate for 2012
Shawn Covell was the recipient of the TWIN Award which promotes the advancement of women
Shawn Covell won the Women Inspiration and Enterprise (WIE) Corporate Social Responsibility Award

News

For media inquiries, contact Michelle Martin michellm@qualcomm.com

Fast Company: Meet Two Sisters Taking on the Ebola Aftermath in West Africa

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Popular Science: In The Philippines, Mobile Micro-Entrepreneurs Make a Difference

Sep. 8, 2015

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DOTmed Healthcare Business News: Ultrasound Making Waves Where it Has Never Gone Before

Jul 2016

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SD Metro Article: Transforming Lives with Mobile Technology

APR 1, 2014

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Forbes: Doing Well by Doing Good

MAR 2, 2015

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Fortune: Send Smoke Signals, Make Money

JUN 1, 2015

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Forbes: Safety Net for Tsunami-Hit Fishermen

AUG 27, 2015

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Mashable: How to Measure the PR Value and Business Impact of Social Good

MAY 21, 2015

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Wireless Learning: How Mobile Technology is Transforming Classrooms and Empowering Young Women in Jordan

JUL 18, 2012

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Huffington Post: How Cell Phones Are Revolutionizing Access to Financial Services

JAN 8, 2015

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