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The story of Eunice and 144 more in the Kibera program
Eunice lives in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya and was one of 494 people who received ~$1,125 between November 2020 and June 2021 as part…
Charity Stories
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Refugees deserve autonomy. Cash can provide it.
Olive, a Congolese refugee in Rwanda’s Mugombwa camp, on how cash assistance helped her family gain acceptance. The global refugee crisis may seem intractable, but there…
How Our Recommended Charities are Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic
We remain steadfast in our mission and know that we’ll now have to work even harder to help save and improve lives, as the already-poor will…
COVID-19 Response Spotlight: GiveDirectly
GiveDirectly’s COVID-19 Response Work in Africa The COVID-19 crisis is affecting all of us in a way no other crisis has. If you’re coping and able…
Solving the last mile payment challenge in Liberia
Think of the longest ATM line you’ve seen in the US…and multiply it by 80. On the World Bank index of ATMs per 100,000 people, Liberia…
4 years in the making: first cash benchmarking results released
GiveDirectly is excited to share something they’ve been hard at work on for over 4 years: the results from their first experimental benchmarking study, a unique…
An invisible refugee crisis
Did you know about the invisible refugee crisis in Uganda? In 2016, Uganda took in more people than any other nation in the world — and…
Can Universal Basic Income Eliminate Poverty?
GiveDirectly delivers unconditional (no strings attached) cash transfers to some of the world’s poorest households. Recipients receive payments in digital currency and are empowered to spend…
GiveDirectly Featured in PBS Newshour Segment
Since being founded in 2011, GiveDirectly has given cash unconditionally to villagers in eastern Africa, particularly Kenya and Uganda. Our most recent project involves providing a…
GDLive is Live!
Here’s GiveDirectly’s note introducing their new feature: During this past emotional month, GiveDirectly had the exciting launch of GDLive. We hope this project can provide an…
New Details on our Basic Income Pilot
At GiveDirectly, we have good news and more details to share on our work to launch a first-of-its-kind test of a basic income guarantee. Thousands of…
Providing 6,000+ Kenyans with basic income
This year, GiveDirectly will begin paying everyone in multiple villages in East Africa a regular income that’s enough to meet their most basic needs, and keep…