Get out the vote: Mobile reminders increase Brazilian voter participation.
Viamo reminded and surveyed Brazilians about a participatory budgeting vote. The results: a 30 percent increase in voter participation.
How Viamo Helped
Our first project in Brazil
Voters contacted: 170,000
Reminder messages led to a 30 percent increase in voter participation
Pre-vote and post-vote “exit surveys” conducted in 10 days
Our data indicated that the reminder messages led to a 30 percent increase in voter participation — an unprecedented result according to the World Bank.