Mobile money firms tap portal to help deliver aid to needy communities
Mobile money agent registering a SIM for a recipient. Cash transfers for aid deliveries in Kenya and Somalia have gone mobile as majority of people possess mobile phones and money transfer accounts. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Business and Technology Reporter in Nairobi, Kenya
Nation Media Group
Cash transfers have in the past been a preferred form of humanitarian assistance for aid organisations seeking to reach needy communities.
Recent challenges have, however, forced donors to resort to relief food and material goods, which too have proven susceptible to theft and misappropriation.
