How Blockchain Technology Is Helping the Rohingya Crisis

Many individuals and groups are using blockchain technology to help refugees in innovative ways beyond just remittances.

The ethnic cleansing has led to a refugee crisis, with over 600,000 refugees migrating to Bangladesh and India for sanctuary.

Although the UN criticized Myanmar's military actions and characterized them as ethnic cleansing and genocide, it hasn't called for member nations to help settle and protect Rohingya refugees.

A recently signed repatriation deal between the UN and Myanmar doesn't address the issue of Rohingya citizenship and ignores pleas to establish a refugee representative.

Blockchain technology is already helping Rohingya refugees improve their lives.

The Rohingya Project is a philanthropic initiative to give refugees digital identification and other social services.

The project will use blockchain tech to issue digital identification to refugees who can verify their status by taking a test.

A new blockchain project that aims to help refugees worldwide is ExsulCoin.

The ExsulCoin blockchain will help refugees learn, refine skills, find employment, and share their work records with other people.

In their absence, these two blockchain technology initiatives will help refugees transcend their struggles and successfully pursue a better life.