Case study
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Mobiles for food aid |
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Background
The post-election turmoil in Côte d’Ivoire had a particularly significant impact on the food security of poor communities.
Solution
MTN has partnered with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to
pilot a solution which uses mobile technology to transfer funds to
purchase food to families in poor districts. Some 10 000 SMS alerts
have let beneficiaries know that they have received credits, of
US$75 a household a month, to buy food. During the pilot, some
54 000 people received food aid in this way, and the WFP
indicated that this innovative method of payment was particularly
suitable for low-income households. |
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