IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is carrying out the project in partnership with Movirtu and Airtel Madagascar, which allows individuals in the country to log into any handset to access their account for a small fee.

Unique cloud phone handsets on the Airtel Madagascar mobile network are being provided by entrepreneurial phone operators in villages, who are part of IFC’s Village Phone Program. The village phone links large telecom operators with the local entrepreneurs who sell airtime on the companies’ networks to people in their towns or villages. This helps local entrepreneurs build a viable business, and expand the reach of participating telecoms companies.

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