A blockchain payment system can empower refugees – if they participate in its design

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By The ConversationJul 1, 2019, 7:50 am91 pts
In Lebanon, around 350,000 Syrian refugees don’t have access to enough safe and nutritious food. To stem the crisis, the World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations introduced an electronic voucher system to distribute food aid. People are given debit cards loaded with “e-vouchers” that they can use…

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