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E-voucher scheme delivers essential goods to vulnerable families free of charge

Technology company Sokowatch has launched an initiative to aid essential food and goods supplies to Kenyans most affected by the pandemic. The e-voucher deal boosts both households and local shops in urban slums by sustaining their economic activities.

Working with entities such as the Uweza Foundation in Kibera and World Hope in Kawangware, the company uses its network of shop owners and technology systems to distribute e-vouchers to needy families in informal settlements.

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