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Australian Ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Amanda Gorely led the awarding of the Google Impact Challenge "Technology Against Poverty" Prize to Oxfam's I AFFORD Project. Joining the launch were partners from Visa and PayMaya, represented by Stuart Tomlinson (Country Manager from Philippines and Guam, Visa) and Paolo Azzola (Managing Director and COO, PayMaya).

Australia supports financial inclusion of marginalized poor

The Australian Government in partnership with Google.org has awarded the Google Impact Challenge “Technology Against Poverty” Prize to Oxfam. The Challenge is conducted worldwide to support local non-profit innovators to use technology to solve key social and development problems...

A woman fisherfolk receives her Electronic Prepaid Solution (EPS) Card during a distribution in Tacloban City (Photo: Christian Poleno/Oxfam)

Innovative Electronic Cash Transfer Programme for Emergencies

Delivering aid to a large, displaced population provides challenges for governments, the private sector and aid organizations in the aftermath of any humanitarian crisis. The increasing scale and impact of disasters calls for innovative solutions for a more efficient and effective delivery of cash...