COMPLETED PROJECTS

From Reach to Referral: Connecting People to Real Alternatives (MML)

Completed

Afghanistan Ethiopia

Innovation:

Pintone AI - Seefar’s proprietary campaign and screening tool.

Summary

In Afghanistan and Ethiopia, Seefar’s MML campaign used Pintone AI, Seefar’s proprietary campaign and screening tool, to reach over six million people and screen nearly 40,000 potential participants. Trained counsellors delivered 5,341 sessions and referred 2,597 people to livelihood partners. The central finding: it was the combination of trusted counselling and a concrete economic alternative that drove shifts in thinking. 

Technology found the most relevant people; trusted conversations changed how they thought about their options.

6.2M+

reached via outreach


5,341

counselling sessions


2,597

referred to livelihood partners


40%

peer referral sign-ups


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"I completed the training and am waiting for my certificate. When I receive it, I will open my own daycare centre."

- Female participant, Ethiopia (single mother of five)

From Crisis to Hope: Gebretsadik's Story

Gebretsadik rebuilt his life in Addis Ababa after a failed irregular migration attempt, supported by psychosocial counselling and vocational training.

Reaching the Right People with Pintone

Pintone AI helped the project reach over 6.2 million people across Afghanistan and Ethiopia, far exceeding the original target of 300,000. The tool screened nearly 40,000 potential participants and helped refine outreach based on engagement patterns, language segments, and campaign testing. In Afghanistan, this led to a strategic shift towards Dari-language content, significantly improving female sign-ups.

@siem_mj ናብ ኤውሮጳ ክትስደዱ ትሓስቡ ኣለኹም ዶ? ንዝሓሸ መጻኢ ንስደት ትሓስብ ዘለኻ በይንኻ ኣይኮንካን። ቅድሚ ዘይስሩዕ ስደት ምጅማርኹም፡ ምስ ብሓቂ ዝርደኣኩም ሰብ ተዘራረቡ። ምስ ዘ-ማይግራንት ፕሮጀክት ብናጻን ምስጢራውን ናይ ቴሌፎን ምኽክር ግበሩ። #siem_mj #siemmj #eritreantiktokhabesha #ugandatiktok #fyp ♬ original sound - SIEM_MJ

Eritrean content creator Siem Medhanie produced a TikTok video encouraging followers to sign up for the project’s counselling service. The video was later reused in the project’s own Meta advertising, helping reach relevant audiences through a voice they already trusted.

Ahmad, 27, from Kabul

Ahmad had made two failed irregular migration attempts before joining MML. Through counselling and referral to an entrepreneurship programme, he launched his own jewellery-making business in Kabul.

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