iAFFORD: The Google Impact Challenge winner project of Oxfam in partnership with PayMaya wins a Silver Anvil Award

The innovative partnership between Oxfam, government, local non-government organisation, and financial technology firm, PayMaya and Smart Padala to help improve disaster preparedness and recovery of poor and most vulnerable communities through addressing multiple barriers to financial inclusion bags Silver Anvil award. 

The Anvil Awards is considered “the Oscars” of Philippine public relations which recognises outstanding public relations programs and campaigns that exemplify the highest standards of PR practice in the country.

With the funding support from Australian government, Google.org and United Nations Development Program in the Philippines, the Inclusive and Affordable Financial Facilities for Developed and Resilient Filipinos (i-AFFORD) project was able to support  5.59M people in the Philippines access digital financial services which was implemented in disaster-stricken communities across the Philippines.