16 min
Rya G. Kuewor – Talking cryptocurrency and refugees Dignity in Disasters
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Rya is a young innovator and an advocate for refugee integration from Ghana. He has been home schooled in his entire life. But that did not mean he stopped learning. He speaks ten languages, including English, German, French, conversational Mandarin, and several local languages. Rya is the CEO of The RIO Corporation and the Director of Social Impact and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) at Maxwell Investments Group. He has leveraged cryptocurrency for humanitarian efforts. In this episode we speak to Rya about refugee integration, how the RIO Corporation has been using cryptocurrency to support various humanitarian programs and most importantly we want to learn how does this new kind of “cash” work.
More about our guest: Rya was the former Global Head for Equity and Inclusion for Refugees and Migrants for the Global Shapers Community of the World Economic Forum. He has spoken at the International Dialogue on Migration, the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) principal forum for migration policy dialogue and at events organised by the World Economic Forum and the African Union. He is a TEDx Speaker and a Fellow of the Amani Institute. His articles on economic development and refugee integration have been published by the World Economic Forum, Apolitical Academy, ThePrint, etc
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Disclaimer: The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent.
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Rya is a young innovator and an advocate for refugee integration from Ghana. He has been home schooled in his entire life. But that did not mean he stopped learning. He speaks ten languages, including English, German, French, conversational Mandarin, and several local languages. Rya is the CEO of The RIO Corporation and the Director of Social Impact and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) at Maxwell Investments Group. He has leveraged cryptocurrency for humanitarian efforts. In this episode we speak to Rya about refugee integration, how the RIO Corporation has been using cryptocurrency to support various humanitarian programs and most importantly we want to learn how does this new kind of “cash” work.
More about our guest: Rya was the former Global Head for Equity and Inclusion for Refugees and Migrants for the Global Shapers Community of the World Economic Forum. He has spoken at the International Dialogue on Migration, the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) principal forum for migration policy dialogue and at events organised by the World Economic Forum and the African Union. He is a TEDx Speaker and a Fellow of the Amani Institute. His articles on economic development and refugee integration have been published by the World Economic Forum, Apolitical Academy, ThePrint, etc
Subscribe to the Dignity in Disasters podcast on Spotify and Gaana Podcasts.
Disclaimer: The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dignityindisasters/message
16 min