Can cash accelerate the end of extreme poverty? Taking the next big step in Malawi

In Malawi, we’re answering a new question: can cash not only transform individual lives but entire communities, accelerating the end of extreme poverty? The evidence is clear that large, unconditional cash transfers help people escape extreme poverty. Now we’re testing how it works at scale and learning how to make it even more effective along the […]

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Oyin Solebo joins GiveDirectly Board of Directors

With nearly $1 billion delivered to people in poverty, GiveDirectly is entering a bold new phase: scaling our programs while innovating faster to meet our goal of delivering $5 billion by 2035. At this inflection point, we’re proud to welcome Oyin Solebo to GiveDirectly’s Board of Directors. Solebo brings unmatched experience at the intersection of […]

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New research: Cash for pregnant moms in Flint led to healthier births and millions in healthcare savings

A statewide study of GiveDirectly’s Rx Kids program in Flint, Michigan found that giving every pregnant woman in the city $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 monthly postpartum in cash led to healthier births and saved millions in healthcare costs. The findings highlight that poverty itself is a health risk factor for mothers and babies — […]

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Five things we’ve learned using mobile data and AI/ML to identify people in need

Natural disasters, conflict, pandemics, and other crises are hitting more frequently and affecting more people. Unconditional cash transfers — delivered quickly before or after a shock — help families withstand these shocks. But to deliver cash quickly, governments and aid organizations need to solve a basic problem: How do you find the people most in need […]

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Study: Giving cash to mothers cut infant deaths in half

In rural Kenya, giving poor families a one-time $1,000 transfer cut infant deaths nearly in half, one of the largest reductions ever recorded for a poverty program. With global aid budgets shrinking and funders under pressure to do more with less, the findings point to cash as a powerful, underused tool to reduce preventable deaths. […]

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Updates to our basic income & refugee donation options

As we look to simplify our donation options and optimize for effectiveness, GiveDirectly will no longer be accepting donations for basic income and refugee programs through our website, and will be shifting active donations to fund our general Africa poverty relief programs.  We’re focused on scaling our large, one-time cash transfer work in Africa, and […]

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Event: what if conservation started with trust?

Conservation finance is failing and local communities are still shut out On June 11, more than 50 practitioners gathered in Nairobi to explore a bold question: What if we tackled conservation not by restricting communities but by trusting them? Co-hosted by Equal Right, GiveDirectly, and the Global Resilience Partnership, the “Cash for Conservation” workshop brought […]

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