#09 - Houman Haddad from United Nations: Reducing Costs for UN’s World Food Programme

In the latest episode of the Applied Blockchain Podcast, Adi Ben-Ari is joined by Houman Haddad, Head of Emerging Technologies at United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Applied Blockchain started working with the United Nations in 2017, initially with World Food Programme (WFP) and subsequently UNICEF. Projects include “Building Blocks” the world’s largest humanitarian application of blockchain technology used by millions of refugees. As of June 2023: • +4M refugees used the platform; • US$ 325M in assistance provided; • 529M transactions processes to date; • US$ 3M saved in bank fees to date. Houman explores the application of blockchain technology in humanitarian assistance and highlights the shift from in-kind aid to cash-based transfers, discussing the benefits and challenges involved. Discover how blockchain can bring efficiencies to the humanitarian aid landscape in this insightful conversation. This podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠Applied Blockchain⁠⁠, a Blockchain development company that is shaping the future of Blockchain and Web3.  ---------- Resources:  Book: The Moral Animal: Why We Are The Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary by Robert Wright This Podcast is available on:  ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠  ⁠⁠Anchor⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠ Stay tuned! Follow us on:  ⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Medium⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Github⁠⁠ ---------- Disclaimer: Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

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