Dilwonberish Aberra

Dilwonberish Aberra
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Financial Services for the Poor Program)

Dilwonberish Aberra is an associate program officer with the Financial Services for the Poor Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She has 15 years of experience in economic development working with both domestic and international NGOs, including Habitat for Humanity International, The Carter Center, CARE and Refugee Women’s Network Inc. She earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Berea College in Berea, Ky., and a master’s degree in sustainable international development from Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass.

Articles by Dilwonberish Aberra

Thursday
March 2
2017

Dr. Valerie Nkamgang Bemo / Dilwonberish Aberra / Jamie M. Zimmerman

Unlocking the Power of Digital Financial Services for Humanitarian Response

More people worldwide are in crisis than ever before and the humanitarian sector is transforming how it responds to them; it's moving away from a commodities-based approach toward cash-based assistance. Digitizing these cash payments can help build bridges between the humanitarian and development sectors, but progress has been slow. What can speed it up? A new report by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation might help.

Categories
Finance, Technology

Tags
data, digital finance, fintech

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