NIPOST Address Verification System
Details of the organization
Name *
Nigerian Postal Service
Country *
Nigeria
Website (URL)
http://www.nipost.gov.ng
Type *
Governments
National implementation mechanism
The organization has a strategy for coordinating WSIS Implementation at the national level:
Yes
The organization has a national e-strategy:
Yes
Information about the project
Project title *
NIPOST Address Verification System
Title acronym
NIPOST-AVS
Description *
NIPOST Address Verification System (AVS) is a technology platform that empowers individuals, organisations and government institutions to verify physical addresses and the identity of the occupants or business that resides at the address in a sustainable and commercially viable manner. One of the reasons 65% of Nigerians are unbanked or underbanked is their lack of proof of address even with a government-issued ID. NIPOST AVS turn the address verification challenge on its head, to create a viable platform that can create hundreds of thousands of sustainable jobs. Any qualified individual with a smartphone, internet access and NIPOST AVS agent app can join the community and have a paying job. This initiative contributes to the SDG by creating a job role for the world we live in today, for every youth in Nigeria regardless of their gender, disabilities or tribe. NIPOST AVS creates an insatiable demand for the supply of able and educated youths across to country to earn a living wage simultaneously doing a collaborative work for the overall good of the country.
Project website
http://nipost.youverify.co
Geographical coverage *
National implementation:
Nigeria
Status *
Ongoing
from 12/06/2017
to
15/06/2018
Partners
Youverify.co
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
*
E-employment
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
Project type *
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