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Evernym, the self-sovereign identity company, announced it’s working with the Red Cross and four other NGOs on its “ID for Good Initiative”. Self-sovereign identities enable individuals to both own and control their identity, and in the case of Evernym, no personal information is stored on the blockchain. Evernym donated the original source-code for the
Sovrin Network to the non-profit Sovrin Foundation.
Many millions of vulnerable people receive aid from the Red Cross every year, mostly in food and essential household items. But the charity also provided cash to 1.27 million people in 2017, hence the importance of identity.
“The humanitarian community exists in a bubble, so access to an existing community of experts and new technologies to help us better serve communities in crisis is an amazing opportunity,” said Nathan Cooper, Senior Adviser at Red Cross.
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