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iMlango wins “Best e-learning platform” award at the Digital Inclusion Awards
We are delighted to share with you that iMlango was announced as the winner of the "Best e-learning platform" award at the Digital Inclusion Awards in Nairobi last week.
sQuid showcases innovative digital account technology at World Bank Annual Meetings
We were honoured to participate at the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings in Washington D.C. yesterday, where we had the opportunity to present our digital account technology at the Bridging the Inclusion and Technology Divide Fair.
Cashless payments for school meals available across Swansea
Online payments for school meals are being rolled out to primary schools in Swansea in the new term. Swansea Council is covering the cost of introducing the new online system provided by sQuid that allows parents or guardians to pay electronically for school meals and other school items.
sQuid attends CaLP’s Global Cash Forum, Geneva 28-29 June
sQuid recently attended The Cash Learning Partnership’s (CaLP) Global Cash Forum which brought together the world's leading stakeholders working on cash transfer programming in humanitarian response, including governments, the UN, NGOs and the private sector.
Save the Children partners with sQuid to deliver aid programme in drought-affected Somalia
Save the Children, the international humanitarian agency, has partnered with sQuid, the digital transaction solutions provider, to deliver much-needed aid to families displaced by drought and conflict in north-east Somalia.
Nearly 700,000 people have fled drought and hunger in Somalia
As the UN doubles the funding target needed to deliver its Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia this year, new figures show that nearly 700,000 people have been displaced by hunger in the country, which is facing the most catastrophic drought since 1950.
Celebrating International School Meals Day
Today we’re celebrating international school meals day to raise awareness of good nutrition for all children, regardless of their circumstances.
What happens when aid is given as direct cash transfers?
What is the best way of ensuring aid money is used effectively and efficiently? In Kenya, charities are experimenting with direct cash transfers, allowing individual recipients to spend the money on whatever they like.
Thousands of groups spend billions of dollars every year helping tens of millions of people.