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RE: Blocks for Good - Humanitarian Applications of Blockchain Review #1 - AID:Tech
AID Tech is an excellent example of the blockchain at work for social innovation. The humanitarian aid given to individuals was funded in the normal way, through nonprofit fundraising, grants, etc and then that money was used to by Bitcoin I presume? I wonder who their donors were on this.
Hi @andy.cline! Yes, AID:Tech was working with the Irish Red Cross who were in charge of fund raising and working with the communities, including beneficiary selection. They would have distributed the vouchers to the refugees anyway, but they partnered with AID:Tech to test this out using blockchain. I don't remember which blockchain was used, but I don't think it was bitcoin - perhaps it was AID:Tech's own blockchain? Not sure.
In terms of donors, I'm not sure about this either, but pilots like this are often funded out of the organizations institutional funds - my guess is that it came out of the pot of private donations to the Irish Red Cross as any country donor (Ireland, US, UK, etc.) probably would have their name stamped all over this, as "innovation" is always something that donors like to take credit for :)