We here at DataDyne are excited to be teaming up with our Peruvian partners to use MIP technology to support their ongoing efforts to protect the health of children in Peru.

Last week John (Zoltner Consulting) and I went to Lima Peru to meet with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to set up the next MIP project.  We'll be using the MIP technology (already being implemented successfully in Chile as the "DatAgro" program) to implement IMCI materials

It's time for another round of the annual Knight News Challenge, a competition for the best ideas regarding news, journalism, and the digital distribution of information. We know the great people at the Knight Foundation well, having received a previous Knight grant for our Mobile Information Project (MIP) which is currently in operation in Chile. In addition to the funding, the News Challenge has played a great role in connecting us with other innovators and potential funders.

I'm at the Knight News Challenge today on the campus of MIT. It's a conference and awards event for the winners of the Knight News Challenge Grant. DataDyne is a part of this, because we won last year for the DatAgro project in Chile, powered by our MIP technology. But I just want to put in a general plug for the Knight Foundation, and the News Challenge.

The DatAgro Project was honored at the NetSquared conference as the winner of the Yahoo! Green Award and as one of the five laureates of the FACT Social Justice Award. Here are the announcements from Yahoo! and the French American Charitable Trust (FACT):

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I'm rounding out my second month as part of the DataDyne.org team at the NetSquared Year 4 conference in San Jose, CA.  I'm here, sitting in a room with 320 people who are all interested how mobile technology can be used to promote social justice.  John Zoltner, our partner in Chile, and I are promoting DatAgro.

Last Friday marked the 40th anniversary of COOPEUMO, a farming cooperative in Peumo, Chile. For the past 40 years this community has been working together to provide food for their country and a better standard of living for their families. Over four hundred small producers participate in the cooperative.