- Ripple announced that its pilot drought insurance program in Kenya has ended, and 517 additional pastoralists have been onboarded.
- The program uses the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index to determine vegetation density and health, and releases $75 RLUSD per pastoralist in case of drought.
CNF disclosed In an earlier article, Ripple reported that, with Mercy Corps Ventures, DIVA Donate and DIVA Donate as partners, it is testing blockchain-powered assistance using RLUSD to provide drought insurance for Kenya.
It has been concluded successfully with 517 insured pastoralists. Seventy percent of them were women.
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Previous blog posts detailing In this exercise it was revealed that Kenya’s pastoral community is facing a severe drought. The herds are decimated and the situation becomes a human crisis.
Ripple, along with its partners, announced that they would be launching a project pilot to use blockchain technology in order to provide financial assistance through their stablecoin RLUSD.
To ensure efficient delivery, the data-driven design of the pilot has been used. Smart contracts are used to send tokens automatically once a satellite detects a drought. Ripple claims that the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index is used to assess the vegetation and health of the land.
During monitoring, the NDVI remained at or above 0.61. Therefore, no payout was triggered.
This validates how blockchain can be a powerful tool for objective, data-driven insurance and aid delivery—ensuring funds reach people when truly needed and guaranteeing automatic insurance payouts via smart contracts when conditions warrant it.
The pastoralists on board would be insured until the end of the year. “high-risk period”. Fascinatingly the RLUSD which had been unused would be rolled into the October-December 2025 campaign. Ripple revealed further that pastoralists would be awarded $75 each time insufficient vegetation is detected for grazing.
To contribute, you can connect your digital wallet, like Metamask or Coinbase to a Diva Donate page.
This initiative is the result of years’ worth of problems with transparency and settlement times. Blog post states that RLUSD can help to overcome these problems as it allows for near instantaneous settlement, programmable delivery, and transparent distribution based on conditions predefined.
Ripple (XRP), its impact program and achievements
Ripple Impact grants have been provided to Mercy Corps Ventures (MCV) and CARE in order to implement blockchain for aid delivery, financial inclusion and to enhance the use of technology. As explained Ripple, as we discussed earlier, has given more than 200 million dollars since 2018 to create a future that is more sustainable and inclusive.
Ripple continues to promote blockchain technology as a solution to global problems. It has collaborated with Trinity College, Ireland in order to create a research platform. As mentioned In our previous news bulletin, Ripple announced that it would support the project by $200,000.
XRP has been trying to move above $3.0 as the resistance level continues to rise. 7% In just 24 hours surge will trade for $2.8.
As per our recent analysisBy the end of this cycle, XRP may reach $15. Sistine Research, meanwhile, has predicted that XRP could reach $73 once the price successfully crosses $17 or $37. highlighted Our recent publication.
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