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As I explore my country I wonder, what are the problems I encountered for Bitcoin in Haiti?

Only 30% of the population have a smartphone. Out of those with smartphones one third only know how to make calls and send voice notes on WhatsApp.

Others don't time to learn because they fight for a daily meal for their family, and lots of Haitian are jobless now.

The few who have knowledge and time are facing another big challenge: the internet choices are Digicel and Natcom, but the connections are so slow you've spent money for nothing.

Despite the challenges in our country, some join us for the education in hope they will have a smart phone one day.

Yesterday I visited a school to find a place where I can teach the future generation. I want to give them hope and empower them with knowledge and opportunity for a better future.

Just like Bitcoin, we are building a better future one block at a time. Let's come together to understand how this innovative technology can shape our future. #BitcoinIsHope #BitcoinHaiti #BitcoinForHaiti

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Qblu32ooth 1y ago

Some kind of lightning mesh network with donated phones from the states

Yes Bitcoin Haiti 1y ago

Blink wallet is working well here. Bitrefill also allows us to top off phones with Bitcoin. We're also looking into setting up a federated community bank with Fedi. Smartphones are available, but many can't afford one. We are taking donated phones in the US and we are raising funds for a Starlink transceiver, which works very well here.

BlindOwl 1y ago

Maybe you could look into developing a service similar to Machankura npub1nv4j840c5ugjjq7ym3sqkz5jcschjx8ulnaa90645av0rwdylm9qv9x0gr for Haiti, where you can transact with bitcoin over the lightning network on basic feature phones using normal text messages, no internet required. At least as an interim solution.

Yes Bitcoin Haiti 1y ago

Definitely! our team is actually having a call with him tomorrow to learn how they did it. We'll need to run our own web server and Bitcoin and lightning nodes, so it's something we'd like to have down the road!