In this seventh interview of the “17 Rooms” podcast, Michael Faye and Minister Cina Lawson discuss building digital cash transfer infrastructure for emergency response and adaptive social protection. Faye, CEO and co-founder of GiveDirectly and Lawson, Minister of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation in Togo, moderated Room 1 focused on Sustainable Development Goal number 1—on no poverty—during the 2021 17 Rooms flagship process.
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Authors
Commentary
PodcastDigital cash transfer infrastructure
Zia Khan,
Zia Khan
Senior Vice President for Innovation
- The Rockefeller Foundation
@ziakhannyc
John W. McArthur,
John W. McArthur
Director
- Center for Sustainable Development,
Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development
@mcarthur
Michael Faye, and
Michael Faye
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
- GiveDirectly
@MichaelLFaye
Cina Lawson
Cina Lawson
Minister of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation
- Government of Togo
@cinalawson
December 23, 2021