Cash technology
Digital technology has the potential to transform the way in which cash programmes operate. Mobile payment platforms are already demonstrating how new technologies can have a great impact on efficiencies and convenience for people receiving cash assistance. This is just one example of the potential for the use of technology in this sector.
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10 March 2023
Dignified Identities in healthcare and migration: lessons from Kenya
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American Red Cross, DIGID, ICHA, IFRC, Kenya Red Cross, Norwegian Church Aid, Norwegian Red Cross, Save the ChildrenAs part of the Dignified Identity in Cash Assistance in the context of migration, a field pilot was implemented in the Kalobeyei refugee integrated settlement in Kenya to explore opportunities…
3 March 2023
One Year Humanitarian Crisis In Ukraine: The Supporting Role Of Technology
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510The escalation of conflict in Ukraine continues to fuel a devastating humanitarian crisis that is affecting the lives of millions of people. 510, the Data & Digital initiative of the…
29 November 2022
Global Payment Solutions for Humanitarian Cash Assistance
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IFRCThis report from the IFRC highlights the need to identify a global payment solution and the feasibility of implementing this solution for faster and scalable distribution of humanitarian cash assistance
2 February 2022
Dignified Identities in Cash Assistance – Kenya pilot (trailer)
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IFRCThe Dignified Identities in Cash Assistance (DIGID) project seeks to address the lack official forms of identification of people requiring assistance. In May 2021, KRCS and IFRC with the support of the DIGID consortium piloted the use of digital ID for cash assistance in Mathare and Turkana as part of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
2 February 2022
Dignified Identities in Cash Assistance – Kenya pilot (full video)
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IFRCThe Dignified Identities in Cash Assistance (DIGID) project seeks to address the lack official forms of identification of people requiring assistance. In May 2021, KRCS and IFRC with the support of the DIGID consortium piloted the use of digital ID for cash assistance in Mathare and Turkana as part of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
2 February 2022
Dignified Identities in Cash Assistance: More Lessons Learnt from Kenya (July – November 2021)
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ICHA, IFRC, Innovation Norway, Kenya Red Cross, Norwegian Church Aid, Norwegian Red Cross, NRC, Save the ChildrenRead the lessons learned from the DIGID project extension between July and November 2021. The Dignified Identities in Cash Assistance (DIGID) project consortium aims to understand the opportunities and risks of digital identity (ID) technology in providing humanitarian cash assistance to people with no official IDs.
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