Sierra Leone Government with two of the United Nation’s wings has collaborated with Kiva to build a Blockchain based UID system for its civilians. Similar to blockchain assets, the Unique Digital IDs will provide complete and secured ownership of the civilians.

As of now, about 80% of people in Sierra Leone don’t have any access to a formal identification system. Due to this problem, many business start-ups and members are facing issues while seeking financial services. This is resulting in their inability to access the mainstream financial system.

Even earlier there were attempts to reduce this complication but very few of them became marginally successful. For instance, the Sierra Government had launched a Credit Reference Bureau which was not enough to completely tackle this matter. But now, the government understands that by implementing Blockchain Technology this problem can be solved.

For this, the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have collaborated with Kivaa to build Blockchain based UID system. The company will share its institutional codes to implement this Unique Id System.

This will ensure the identity of the owners to be discoverable when needed, thanks to blockchain transparency. Needless to say, it will also provide security against pernicious attacks. It will help people of every field to have their own Unique ID powered by distributed ledger technology.