Globe provides ICT solutions to Mercy Corps cash transfer program

MANILA, Philippines - Leading telecommunications company Globe Telecom extends information and communications technology (ICT) support to Mercy Corps, a global humanitarian organization implementing a cash transfer and financial literacy program for 25,500 households in the Philippines that were affected by Typhoon Yolanda, specifically on the islands of Leyte, Cebu, and Panay. 

“Globe Telecom’s vision is to provide financial inclusion for the country’s entrepreneurial poor by giving them access to financial services,” said Yoly Crisanto, senior vice president, Globe Corporate Communications. “At the same time we want to reach as many disaster victims as possible. This partnership with Mercy Corps assures us that those two objectives are achieved.”

Globe is providing Mercy Corps with ICT solutions that will aid in monitoring the disbursement of funds as well as providing financial literacy advisories to individuals through their mobile phones. The Department of Social Welfare and Development helped select the families that were invited to take part in the program.

“This generous donation from Globe will increase the speed and efficiency with which we can promote economic recovery in areas that were hardest hit by the typhoon,” said Erynn Carter, Philippine country director for Mercy Corps. “Most importantly it will help us promote the long-term financial resilience of affected families.”

Globe Telecom’s donated services include Text Connect subscriptions, Tattoo Myfi sticks, tablets, cellular phones, Globe BridgeCom Affinity SIM cards, and mobile postpaid subscriptions. In addition, Ayala Foundation, Inc. (AFI) is handling the disbursement of funds raised by the Globe-initiated “Bangon Pinoy” program, which serves communities devastated by calamities. AFI envisions communities where people are productive, creative, self-reliant, and proud to be Filipinos.

Since 1979, Mercy Corps has been helping people in the world’s toughest places. With a network of experienced professionals in more than 40 countries, Mercy Corps partners with local communities to put bold ideas into action, helping people recover, overcome hardship and build better lives.