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[Photo: a Farmer Lifeline camera in a Kajiado field]

Food and farming · Kenya

Solar AI cameras warn Kenyan farmers about pests before it is too late

How Farmer Lifeline helps small farms in Kajiado County catch pests and disease early, with alerts by SMS in local languages.

Pilot · From the ITU 2026 report · 2 min read

[Photo: handheld lung ultrasound]

Health · Benin, Mali, South Africa

A handheld ultrasound and offline AI help health workers spot TB

Community health workers scan lungs with a portable device while AI flags likely tuberculosis, with no lab needed.

Pilot · From the ITU 2026 report · 2 min read

[Illustration: map of links]

Humanitarian aid · Brazil

Open data and AI help prosecutors trace trafficking networks

AI decodes coded language and maps links between people and places, each tied to a public source.

Deployed · From the ITU 2026 report · 2 min read

[Photo: care center team]

Accessibility · South Korea

How AI helps care centers prevent self-harm in adults with disabilities

Caregivers get real-time insight into behaviors, so they can plan support before a crisis.

Deployed · From the ITU 2025 report · 2 min read

[Photo: students with phones]

Education · Gaza, Palestine

Solar-powered offline AI tutors keep Gaza students learning

Small low-power servers bring course content and AI tutoring to any phone, without internet.

Pilot · From the ITU 2025 report · 2 min read

[Photo: mangrove coastline]

Nature · Côte d'Ivoire

Satellites and AI track Côte d'Ivoire's disappearing mangroves

An Ivorian team maps mangrove carbon in near real time, so conservation can act sooner.

Pilot · From the ITU 2025 report · 2 min read

[Photo: IFAW wildlife team]

Nature · China

The AI that spots illegal wildlife sales online

Since 2019, AI Guardian has helped remove thousands of listings for ivory, pangolin scales and exotic pets.

Deployed · From the ITU 2025 report · 2 min read

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