We keep moving forward in Syria. We’re focused on changing how humanitarian payments are sent and received. Blockchain offers the opportunity not only to fundamentally change the process, but to also change the narrative around the way aid itself is perceived.@AlgoFoundation

Restoring trust in aid through blockchain and The Aid Trust Portal. Aid is too important for too many to let it go. If we don’t change the narrative, those who have the least will suffer most. We have the tech to flip the script.@AlgoFoundation @Refugees @StateDept @elonmusk

We brought together UN agencies, NGOs, Circle, WorldPay, MasterCard, Visa, Meld and more. With our ability to convene, with the success of HesabPay in Afghanistan, and with the unveiling of the Aid Trust Portal, we're changing the way humanitarian aid is delivered.@AlgoFoundation

The portal allows every donor government, UN Agency/NGO to track funds in real-time. This represents a big step toward achieving complete transparency and fostering trust in aid, designed to benefit those who need it most.@Refugees @WFP @USStateDepartm2 @UNDP @elonmusk @cdixon

Whether because of corruption or misuse, the story repeats itself in far too many countries. One need look no further than the latest State Department report from Afghanistan, where so much assistance was lost or stolen, to understand the urgency for a tool like this.

The development of the Aid Trust Portal @AlgoFoundation has been two years in the making. It was born out of a belief that for far too long, and far too often, large amounts of aid designated for the world's poorest people goes missing.

HesabPay continues to grow in Afghanistan. These new numbers from UNHCR signal the slow and steady transformation of cash-based assistance in the world’s most distressed places. As we head into the Berlin Conference, this kind of progress will be front and center.@AlgoFoundation

Blockchain-based payments in the world’s hardest places is one of the best uses of this technology, and we’re convening a stunningly eclectic group dedicated to expanding its use with more big names to come. We are creating the future of aid.@AlgoFoundation

This is a great partnership for us because we’ll be very involved in what is a difficult point in aid/payments distribution: last mile delivery to the most remote people. Another way we’re becoming the indispensable blockchain for humanitarian payments and beyond.@AlgoFoundation

“From web0 to Web3.”This is akin to countries with almost no land lines leapfrogging to cell phones/smart phones. The effects here may be no less profound. This represents some of the most exciting/important work not just @AlgoFoundation but in the entire Web3 World.@Algo_Bharat

This truly excellent piece lays out the vast potential for crypto/blockchain to not only upend corporate hegemony in its various forms,but also to offer a world where even the most marginalized have access to vibrant financial and civic worlds.@StaciW_DC

Today, 250 UN staff from 90 countries were the first to graduate from the Blockchain Academy. Thanks to our ecosystem partners for demonstrating how this technology can make a profound difference for the better. @AlgoFoundation @HesabPay_ @wholechain @lofty_ai @FolksFinance @UNDP

This is the culmination of two years of laser-like focus by the great @Algo_Bharat team. What they are doing in India will be a model for blockchain as a means to financial inclusion everywhere. And as impressive as this is, these guys are just getting started.@AlgoFoundation

The Center for Operational Analysis and Research. They join @circle, @Worldpay_Global, @UNDP, and others in what is becoming a thought powerhouse in this growing space. Much more to come in the months ahead...@AlgoFoundation

piloting satellite-based connectivity for last-mile delivery. And to keep our focus on being the lead on blockchain use in distressed regions, we have expanded our Humanitarian Payments Advisory Council to include the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees @Refugees and

We're also happy to say that in Afghanistan, the use of @HesabPay_ by multiple UN agencies makes it the world’s largest humanitarian payments program on a public blockchain. Highlights include aiding vulnerable populations like refugees and pregnant women in remote regions. Plus

Happy to report on the success of a pilot in NE Syria between @HesabPay_ and @mercycorps. A goal this year was to expand HesabPay's presence in distressed areas, and this is a first step. In addition, https://t.co/lsVK3DtcJF.

A question from today’s Algorand Blockchain Academy which was hosted by Jerry Chu from the truly great @lofty_ai for our partners @UNDP. Where else would you get the question “can you use tokenization to reduce land conflict and promote peace?” Short answer: Yes.@AlgoFoundation

The thirst for knowledge is palpable, and the desire to use blockchain to solve real-world problems is clear. Our job is to follow up and make sure that we are everywhere we need to be in helping to solve some of the world’s seemingly intractable challenges.@AlgoFoundation

their time and expertise. During the live sessions, they ask questions of these same people. Questions like: “How do we begin to use @HesabPay_ in Sudan?” How do we use the Kare Wallet in Haiti?” “Can you work with us to find a decentralized identity solution in Nigeria?”