Washington: “We use technology to eradicate poverty, social inclusion and human security,” said Kanwal Cheema, founder and CEO of My Impact Meter, a digital platform that connects the global donor community with beneficiaries in Pakistan.
“By digitalizing philanthropy, we aim to build trust, ensure transparency and drive more business. We help donor communities to lift them out of poverty by providing them with education, healthcare and professional skills to help the poorest,” he said.
Ms. Kanwal Cheema spoke at a gathering of Pakistani-American technology entrepreneurs, IT professionals and business leaders at Pakistan House hosted by Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Masood Khan.
Ambassador Masood Khan welcomed Ms. Kanwal Chema to Washington and commended her for her work in unifying efforts to eradicate poverty and promote social inclusion. “It can be a good bridge between intercontinental and intercontinental links,” he said.
“Ms. Kanwal is a social entrepreneur,” said Kanwal.
“We introduced this technology platform for a better understanding of their business and then it should be a better communication,” said the ambassador.
Masood Khan tweeted, “Ms. Kanwal Cheema, Founder and CEO of Impact Meter (MIM), introduced her unique platform for poverty alleviation, vocational training and social integration in Pakistan to Pakistani technology entrepreneurs and business leaders. It is a great vehicle to use technology to improve human security in Pakistan in partnership with the Pakistani diaspora and philanthropists. We are grateful to all Pakistani-Americans who participated in the event.”
Introducing the My Impact Measure (MIM) platform to the audience, Mrs. Kanwal said that MIM has four pillars.
“This is a shopping center for community organizations. We already have around 70 NGOs from Pakistan and we are getting more every day,” he said.
He said the platform provides full transparency to the activities of every social organization involved in charity and humanitarian work.
“We have introduced digital vouchers for food and education,” he said.
He also said that the platform facilitates income and beneficiaries with vocational training that enables them to break the chains of poverty.
Ms Kanwal said the platform provided the trainees with laptops and food for six months, allowing them to fully focus on the skills they would need to earn a living in the future.
In an interactive session, Kanwal answered questions related to fund disbursement, beneficiary privacy and the platform’s success in helping the poor.
Ms. Kanwal thanked the Ambassador for convening and interacting with leading IT professionals and technology entrepreneurs Pak-US.
