Disaster Relief

Post Earthquake

Woman checking information on her mobile phone
Date Published: 
October 7, 2011
USAID is helping Haiti increase financial inclusion through the advance of mobile money.

Post Earthquake

Oct 8 2011
Woman checking information on a mobile phone

The January 2010 earthquake devastated Haiti.  It left in its wake a government in rubble, an economy in shambles, and a people living in makeshift camps, coping with loss, financial ruin and disease.  Against this tragic backdrop, the possibility of progress lives not just in the resilient spirit of the Haitian people, but also in the simple power of their mobile phones.  

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