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Direct Aid

Explore 4 projects in the Direct Aid category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

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https://www.aid.technology/kareActive

Kare

AID:Techโ€™s Kare Platform Enables Fast & Instant Disbursements to Survivors Via Digital ID

Dublin, Ireland
Direct aid, Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Identity
https://www.kidsdoor.netActive

Kidsdoor

An organization focused on child support in Japan, tackling social challenges surrounding children with child poverty as the primary focus.

Nerima City, Tokyo, Japan
Access social benefits, Civics education, Direct aid, Mutual aid
https://www.oxfam.org/en/unblocked-cash-project-using-blockchain-technology-revolutionize-humanitarian-aidActive

UnBlocked Cash Project

Oxfamโ€™s UnBlocked Cash project (UBC) is a blockchain-powered cash transfer solution that is set to tackle this challenge

2019
Blockchain, Direct aid, Disaster response and humanitarian tech
https://voxdev.org/topic/finance/can-digital-humanitarian-aid-reach-vulnerable-populations-fragile-statesActive

Can digital humanitarian aid reach vulnerable populations in fragile states?

Evidence from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan shows that digital aid is a cost-effective, credible, and efficient way to reach vulnerable populations, in this case poor, tech-illiterate, female-headed households, in fragile states.

Direct aid, Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Peer-reviewed research
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