WorldRemit is in a fix after their conversation with Freeman Chari, a successful upcoming entrepreneur was posted on Twitter. In the conversation, Freeman asks World Remit to waive transaction fees on the $23 000 donations he wanted to send to Zimbabwe for people affected with Cyclone Idai.
But the remittance service not only refused to give him a waiver, it told him that they can not process his transfer because the donations were collected from multiple people. Truly shocking!!! Here’s a screenshot of the conversation:
Here’s what some people on twitter started to say
Zintle Zimbini Mawawa @MpondoPrincesss
Wow more than a 1000 people have died in this natural disaster and this is @WorldRemit response?MuTonga MwiniAll that @WorldRemit was thinking of was “Wow! A Cyclone has hit these poor countries, we gonna make a lot of money out of this as remittances are going to flood to help with the affected.” A matter of life & death for them it’s all abt profits. Disgusting way of doing bznss
Chipo DendereWhy I will no longer use@WorldRemit Zimbabweans abroad send millions using your service each month and you couldn’t waive fees for victims of a cyclone. You’re pathetic- thanks @freemanchari for exposing this behavior. Thank you @mukurudotcom for stepping upemanyondaReplying to @freemanchari @DougColtart and @WorldRemitAs much as they are a business they need to understand that a successful business is built on compassion for others in need. Given, other people have built their castles from the pain & suffering of many but, it’s in the best interests of the company to come through for
World Remit reaches out
Later on, Freeman posted that personnel from WorldRemit contacted him and told him that they are looking for a solution to his matter. It seems like up until now, nothing has changed.
I’m fairly certain that World Remit will come up with a good arrangement because they don’t need a bad reputation especially at a time when they are trying to court more Zimbabweans to use their service.
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Before judging it. Can someone give us what happens when one donates via ecocash?
Methinks this might be someone just quoting the law on sending money across borders.
Problem is donation being sent to multiple ppl….world remit cannot determine authenticity of purpose for cash sent…he must send it to a single trust or to red Cross or something….he won’t win that battle. Ppl shudn make a story out of nothing…what if the 23k is going to his ppl here in Zim…food for thought
The donations are FROM multiple people not TO multiple people.
Sometimes we are quick to lay down judgment. There are laws governing money transfers, especially international remittances. You know Freeman Chari, but WorldRemit doesn’t, neither can they prove beyond any doubt the origins, recipients or intended use of the said funds as he requested. For all you know, he’s not the only one who has made such a request to send a “donation” free of charge. How then are these requests vetted?
Instead of creating drama, he could have just sent the money in HIS name. Surely, I don’t think that the donors would have had any problem with that, as long as all the funds were accounted for. It would also be above board with respect to the laws governing remittances. As well, I would assume that donors had factored in these charges. It’s a logical assumption. Instead, he chose to delay the much needed assistance, opting to paysocial media publicity games.
There is an unusual Zimbabwean expectation for everyone to make exceptions for them, without taking time to understand the reasons behind.To put it simply: He asked if they could waiver, they said the couldn’t, then he threw a tantrum, he didn’t even ask for reason.
Have we been asking government to waiver the 2% tax when making donations, or a waiver of EcoCash fees? No! Those who want to help will help, regardless of the obstacles in their path.
Same with Ecocash, they steal charge fees for sending the cyclone donations.
We are human being pls change our thinking a d provide,all help to zimbave people dont play bad role in this time worldremit. I pray that to God pls help zimbave people