Monday 22 June, 2026
Tearfund is an international charitable organisation tackling poverty through sustainable development by responding to disasters and challenging injustice. The GSMA Innovation Fund supported Tearfund to deliver mobile-enabled weather forecasting information, financial services and insurance cover to agro-pastoralists. In partnership with Nyala Insurance and Oromia Insurance, they provided parametric insurance via the Jamii.one platform – a digital tool for savings communities. The project also leveraged Viamo’s SMS and IVR technologies to disseminate weather forecasting information and agricultural advisory to agro pastoralists to strengthen their resilience to climate hazards.
Tearfund is an organisation supported by the GSMA Innovation Fund for Anticipatory Humanitarian Action, launched in 2022, which backed solutions that leverage mobile digital technology to help anticipate potential humanitarian impacts and enable effective early response. This initiative was funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and was supported by the GSMA and its members.
Download this case study to explore the project and its key achievements.
The GSMA Innovation Fund for Anticipatory Humanitarian Action is funded by UK International Development from the UK government and is supported by the GSMA and its members.
