Moving ICT into the Development Paradigm
ABOUT US
mPower Social Enterprises Limited, an ISO 9001:2015 certified organization based in Bangladesh, specializes in designing and deploying scalable, sustainable solutions that enable our partners to maximize the impact of their development efforts. By leveraging mobile phone applications and innovative ICT-based tools, we help organizations achieve more with limited resources, moving the paradigm of social good into the information age.
Our global, multidisciplinary team collaborates with partners to co-design and iteratively improve solutions that address complex development challenges. To date, we have developed and deployed over 300 sustainable ICT solutions across 17 countries in the Global South.
With expertise in open-source technologies such as DHIS2, OpenMRS, OpenSRP, Bahmni, and Moodle, mPower works with governments, UN agencies, donor organizations, and international NGOs across various sectors including health, agriculture, and education. Our business model includes providing ICT-based solutions for development actors and delivering ICT-based services directly to beneficiaries and last-mile service providers.
At mPower, we are committed to using the power of technology to drive meaningful and lasting social change.
VISION
A world where everyone has access to quality services.
mPower’s Journey
mPower was founded by graduate students from Harvard University and MIT in 2008, starting its journey as ClickDiagnostics after winning the MIT 100K Business Competition. From the outset, our aim has been to improve the efficiency of limited resources allocated for human well-being by leveraging the power of collaborative design and ICT-based tools. We began our journey in Egypt and expanded through experiences in other countries across Africa and Asia, before relocating our headquarters to Bangladesh in 2010.
2008
Wins MIT 100K Business Competition and starts operations in Cairo
2009
Launches first mHealth project in Egypt to provide telemedicine services in rural areas.
2011
Moves HQ to Dhaka to automate health-service delivery of BRAC’s urban health program mHealth for improving maternal, neonatal & child health developed for BRAC’s MNCH Program.
2012-16
- Automation of health service delivery of JiVitA project run by JHU Bangladesh.
- mCare ICT tool by using OpenSRP for MNCH Support jointly designed and endorsed by the WHO.
- Introducing heathy support system for breast cancer researched by UoT and WCH.
- Move-IT Digital Platform for pregnant mothers and their children powered by BRAC ICT, JP Grant School and Public Health, BBS.
- Launches world’s largest RCT trail on mHealth under JHU’s leadership.
- mTika by using OpenSRP for effective monitoring of BD Govt. vaccination program supported by JHU & ICDDR,B.
- Launches first large-scale digital agriculture initiative in Bangladesh with support from USAID.
- Introduces image-based tele-agri consultation & tele-veterinary service in Bangladesh.
2017-21
- OpenSRP based vaccination trail (with support from UNICEF innovation fund) increased from 92% to 99.8%
- Undertakes Digital Health Eco-System Assessment of Zambia with support from SPIDER Sweden.
- GoB pilots OpenSRP with 13,000+ FLV (frontline volunteers) through incremental deployment.
- Rural telemedicine reaches 30,000+ beneficiaries.
- Introduces precision agri-tech in Bangladesh through GeoPotato, a late blight alert system for potatoes in collaboration with Wageningen University and support from Netherland Govt.
- Introduces large-scale weather sensitive agro-management advisory service in Bangladesh called Shufola and provide its service in Nepal for over 2500 sugarcane farmers with support from IFC.
- Introduces artificial intelligence based cattle identification technology in Bangladesh through muzzle print.
- Introduces SHUDOKKHO a management and learning app for para-vets.
2022-23
- OpenSRP based mHealth implementation with BRAC reaches 85 million beneficiaries & clinic solution reaches 2.5 million beneficiaries.
- mHealth implementation in urban slums of Bangladesh reaches estimated 52 million beneficiaries.
- Pioneering role in enabling interoperability of health system through Shared Health Record and FHIR.
- Pioneering role in country adoptation of WHO’s SMART guidelines for digital health.
- GeoPotato reaches over 110,000 farmers & tele-veterinary service reaches over 12,000 farmers.
- SHUDOKKHO users reach more than 15,000 para-vets.
- Introduces Khamar Bondhu, a management and learning app for cattle farmers.
THINGS WE BELIEVE IN
- We believe in the power of human-centered design (HCD) tools and frameworks to create innovative, results-oriented solutions for systemic problems in emerging market contexts.
- We build solutions where end users are more than just beneficiaries; they are co-designers.
- Solutions-oriented products maximize impact and drive sales.
- Development projects are successful when technology and data are seamlessly integrated, allowing for greater achievements. We provide that technology and streamline processes.
- Partners invest, and so do we. We have skin in the game, so your success is our success.
- We will help you make bold changes and go beyond marginal impact.
- Data is fun, especially when we make it meaningful for you.
- Data should be democratized.
- Our tech solutions are designed to show stakeholders—whether taxpayers or philanthropists—exactly where their money is going and whose lives are being impacted.
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