References & Resources:

• The Aid Cloud, a platform that provides connector agencies with a complete framework for supporting local organizations, combining operational models, financial architecture, and technicalz infrastructure that enable direct funding at scale.
• Story of Helping, The Aid Cloud’s first connector agency, funding 22 projects from 14 local organizations across Myanmar and the Thailand-Myanmar border regions.
• “Beyond USAID,” an article in SSIR by N Hlaing and Jose Ravano with details about how The Aid Cloud provides infrastructure that enables local organizations to access private funding sources.

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