Connecting People in the Informal Economy around South Africa’s Townships

Challenge:

How might mobility provide access in South Africa’s townships?

Process: 

In cooperation with the Department of Transportation, the MIT Senseable City Lab organized a fiel trip to Cape Town for ethnographic research. Sandra focused on leveraging the informal economy to create jobs closer to the townships and foster innovation.

Solution:

A mobile phone application to crowd-source location based jobs around mobility nods.

UX Design

UX Design

In cooperation with the MIT Senseable City Lab

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