The GiveDirectly Blog

Read updates from our team on the latest research, program learnings, and more.

Operations · March 12, 2026

Early insights from 1,500 Kenyan mothers: how cash is helping women access care and prepare for birth

Cash transfers increase incomes. Can digital coaching multiply the impact?

Operations · March 11, 2026

Cash transfers increase incomes. Can digital coaching multiply the impact?

Operations · March 6, 2026

How we got $650 to 2,500+ families 14 days after Jamaica’s storm of the century

How GiveDirectly and Qatar are powering change in Rwanda

Operations · February 5, 2026

How GiveDirectly and Qatar are powering change in Rwanda

When crisis hits, emergency cash could arrive in days, not months

Operations · December 18, 2025

When crisis hits, emergency cash could arrive in days, not months

How we got cash to 238k+ SNAP families during the government shutdown

Operations · December 4, 2025

How we got cash to 238k+ SNAP families during the government shutdown

Can giving people direct cash reverse deforestation?

The Future of Cash · November 13, 2025

Can giving people direct cash reverse deforestation?

Transparency · October 30, 2025

What giving people money doesn’t fix

Research · October 22, 2025

Study: Giving people money returned 2.5x the value without causing inflation

How we got cash to Texas flood survivors in a week

Operations · October 21, 2025

How we got cash to Texas flood survivors in a week

When staying quiet backfired: how we rebuilt trust in Mozambique

Operations · October 20, 2025

When staying quiet backfired: how we rebuilt trust in Mozambique

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

Operations · October 8, 2025

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