Sms the World Bank

The majority of people who life is affected World Bank have no access to any World Bank data because they have no access to the internet all they have is a simple phone with no internet connection. In order to get a feel for the problem imagine if the World Bank did not have a website ? Our Solution .

1. Create a toll free sms short code in each country (Please not in countries where google voice is available we already have working demo’s)
2. A person sms Wb e.g “Wb Belize” to the shortcode and our service sends them back W.B data about Belize . Since its free to receive sms in most countries it would be free to the user.
3. Sample data that will come back by sms in various languages depending on country. Capital City , Population ,Income level,GDP,Life expectancy at birth, total (years),Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population),Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000),Economic Policy and External Debt,Labor & Social Protection,Merchandise trade (% of GDP),GNI per capital   TO SEE A WORKING EXAMPLE IN THE USA SMS (TEXT) (Standard sms rate applies) (347) 469-1582 with Wb e.g WB Ghana TO SEE A WORKING EXAMPLE IN South Africa SMS (Each sms will cost R.50) 41274 with Wb e.g WB Ghana

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