Our Blog
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Save the Children and hiveonline in Lebanon
Save the Children and hiveonline are working together to support families impacted by the economic crisis in Lebanon Lebanon, which has for years been rated “upper middle” in the World Bank’s classification of countries by income level, is teetering on losing that status as it descends further into one of the worst financial crises seen…
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Zambia: building on a successful pilot with SHA
Since December 2020, hiveonline and Self Help Africa Zambia, have worked together on a pilot project involving the implementation of hiveonline’s blockchain based digital savings platform, vsla.online, in communities in Southern Zambia. From an already existing savings group model, VSLA, hiveonline has provided a digital solution that improves sustainable microfinance and community based savings from…
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How are big FinTechs impacting the least developed countries?
Every big tech platform is becoming a Fintech these days. What does this mean for the world’s most vulnerable people and fragile environments? The hiveonline research team recently contributed expert knowledge and core arguments to a series of papers, led by our research partner Katherine Foster and published by UNCDF and UNDP, on the impact…
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vsla.online in Zambia – How Savings Groups have been using our tech
Three months into the vsla.online roll out in Zambia, we are delighted to share how the savings group platform, vsla.online, is currently being used by communities in the Self Help Africa network. Twelve groups have been successfully onboarded onto the platform, and continue to record their group and individual transactions digitally on a regular basis.…
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The Mozambican Raw Cashew Nuts Processing Sector is Under Pressure – How hiveonline can Strengthen Small Holder Farmers’ position through mycoop.online
Earlier this year, OLAM, the largest single player in the Mozambican cashew processing industry, announced the end of its support for small scale cashew producers in the country. Currently, small-scale cashew producers in Mozambique are highly dependent on the larger export system for survival. This year’s cashew nut farmers yield is expected to exceed 150,000…
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hiveonline and FSD Mozambique Sign Partnership MoU
hiveonline and FSD Mozambique have partnered up to explore areas of collaboration and commercial partnership opportunities. This centres around how the hiveonline community finance platforms, vsla.online and mycoop.online, can be used to benefit farmers, savings groups, agricultural associations and cooperatives in relevant networks in Mozambique, through access to markets and finance, education and rewards for…
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NexChange Group and Marita Group Co-Host Africa Blockchain Week Virtual Summit to Showcase Continent’s Technological Leapfrog
The inaugural Africa Blockchain Week will launch from June 28th to July 1st 2021, in which hiveonline’s Sofie Blakstad will share insights on how blockchain can impact unbanked communities across the continent. NexChange Group, a blockchain ecosystem and venture builder and MARITA Group, an African conglomerate will combine forces to co-host this Virtual Summit. The…
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Meet Our Newest Team Members – Qusai
I have participated in so many projects, but the ones that always got me more involved were the projects that directly impacted and made a difference to people’s lives
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The People Behind Our Projects – Natalino Barnete, AMPCM
At hiveonline, we work with incredible and inspirational people that help us achieve our projects’ goals’ and who are our presence on the field, during these times when travel is restricted. To highlight their contributions and showcase the people behind our projects, we would like to share their stories and experiences, starting with Natalino Barnete.…
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Get to Know Our Newest Team Members – Jean Pierre
In the last few months, the hiveonline team has grown, with new members across the development and operations team. Our new colleagues bring a wealth of experience and stories to share from their diverse backgrounds. We will start by introducing Jean Pierre Habinshuti who joined the team as Lead Developer in February, and is based…