Quote from: w1R903 on April 09, 2013, 03:11:58 PM

Quote from: bitcoiner32 on April 09, 2013, 03:03:20 PM

I'm going to Haiti next month for 8 days, wondering if anyone had suggestions for how I might promote bitcoin to the locals? Maybe find a currency exchange place and try to sell them on it?

I would love to know what kind of mobile phones the average middle-class Haitian is using (I know, there aren't many middle-class Haitians). Smart phone? Feature phone? I've always thought that Bitcoin is going to need some type of JavaCard SIM Card light client to really spread to the developing world. However, with cheap Chinese android phones starting to flood the market, I may have been wrong.

That's a good thought. I'd guess those that have them aren't using smartphones but I could be wrong. And it may be that bitcoin needs to start with a few of the wealthier Haitians before it gets into the middle class.

I'm assuming a decent percentage have Internet access at least. If think they could setup accounts and buy stuff if they had a way to deposit their cash into it. I know someone suggested Wordpress or reddit accounts and set themselves up for tips.