WANJI GAMES

PVI's mission is to use media, technology, and popular culture to catalyze social change in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Working in a multidisciplinary team and together with partners, PVI designs and tests communication on health, gender, livelihoods and citizenship for hard-to-reach and marginalized populations... We work with local content partners, such as PSI, GIZ and Mercy Corps, to identify communication gaps around critical and timely social issues and translate these into real-to-life stories that place players as the central protagonists and decision-makers. Players dial a toll-free number and utilize Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology to engage with the narratives. Using keypad, players make decisions throughout the story that influence the plot. They experiment with different consequences and explore counterfactual thinking as the decisions they make lead to various narrative outcomes... We have reached listeners in 18 countries across 3 continents with..

Also known as: The Wanji Games

Primary location: Brooklyn United States