How Cellphones Can Keep People Learning Around The World
In places like Uganda, and increasingly in the U.S., educators are trying text messages as a more accessible distance learning alternative.
Standing in front of a small tropical tree, a man in flip-flops, trousers and a polo shirt bends over what he calls, in a video made for NPR, a "handwashing facility".
It's a plastic jug, hanging from what looks like a knee-high swing set made of sticks. There's another stick tied to the handle of the jug; you can step on that stick, spill water out of the jug, and wash your hands without ever touching the jug. A bar of soap hangs from the swingset by a string.
"After getting some soap, you rub the hands well to identify the areas where germs can be," says
