Rachel’s Publications

  1. Using mobile phone data for epidemic response in low resource settings—A case study of COVID-19 in Malawi

  2. A Mobile Data for Development Handbook

  3. Using Mobile Phone Data to Make Policy Decisions A study in how new data sources optimized health
    facility placement in Malawi

  4. Using Mobile Network Operator Data for COVID-19 Response

  5. A guide to using MNO data for COVID-19 response

  6. A mobile based technology platform for citizen engagement in Malawi

  7. EXPLORING NEW NARRATIVES, creative spaces and opportunities for youth and young women in Southern Africa

  8. Malawi Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

  9. Digital Impact Alliance, and Data Pop Alliance. ‘MD4D HandBook. An Interactive Resource to Gain Knowledge and Skills for Designing and Implementing Mobile Data for Development (MD4D) Projects’. DIAL Resource Portal, 2021.

  10. The role of ICT in electoral processes: the case of the 2019 general elections in Malawi:” In DEMOCRACY TESTED: The Case of Malawi's 2019 Tripartite Elections. Nandini Patel & Fidelis Kanyongolo (eds), pp103-141, 2021, Lilongwe: National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE)

  11. ‘Buwa!YOUTH IN AFRICA Dominant & Counter Narratives’. Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, A journal on African Women’s Experiences, no. 8 (2017).

  12. Developing a Machine Learning Predictive Model for Mobile Network Traffic Forecasting in Malawi.’ IST Africa, 2025