Recipients

In their own words: Half-broken house

Recipient Nyadeje, a 55-year-old farmer and mother of four, recently spoke to our backcheck team about her current living situation, and what she hopes to accomplish with the transfer (added explanation in italics). On hardship: My biggest hardship has been to raise money to make a better house since I lost my spouse. The house […]

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Opinions

Why I give directly: I won the lottery

We have recently begun inviting donors from a variety of backgrounds to reflect on “why I give directly.” To start off the series, we have a post from Jake Stein, cofounder of Philadelphia-based data analytics software company, RJMetrics. Read more about why Jake gives directly.I am a lottery winner. I’ve never played the Powerball or […]

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This week in cash transfers

Does Money Talk? (broken link changed to archive.org link on 07/24/2019) – May 14, 2015 – IFPRI – Good overview of evaluations of food, voucher, and cash transfer programs, with a section on GiveDirectly Cash aid feeds business surge in northeast Kenya  (broken link changed to archive link on 06/04/2021)– May 11, 2015 – Thomson […]

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Dispatches from the field: Dreaming to dance

GiveDirectly’s field team is at the heart of our operations. Our field officers explain the program to potential recipients, provide ongoing education and support, and collect detailed data at every stage of the process. They act as the first line of defense, interacting with recipients on a daily basis. Occasionally, they share stories with the […]

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Last two weeks in cash transfers

Violence against women and cash transfers in humanitarian contexts – May 7, 2015 – FCDO – Review of the impacts of cash programs on the incidence of violence against women in humanitarian contexts Everything we think we know about preventing crime is wrong – April 24, 2015 – Policy.Mic – Interview with Chris Blattman on […]

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Jobs and jail might not keep young men out of crime, but how about therapy? – April 15, 2015 – Washington Post – Research conducted by Chris Blattman and Innovations for Poverty Action suggests that the combination of therapy and cash transfers may help keep young men away from crime World Bank secures $400 million […]

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The Effect of Cash, Vouches and Food Transfers on Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Northern Ecuador – Harvard Kennedy School Women and Public Policy Program – Study finds that targeting cash, voucher or food transfers towards female heads of household led to a significant decrease in the prevalence of intimate partner […]

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Recipients

In their own words: Initial reactions to free money

Insights from Helen and Kevin, Teresa and Odhiambo, and Christine Can you imagine a stranger coming to your door offering a year’s income, no strings attached? Neither could our recipients, until it happened (and even then, many still didn’t believe the offer was real). In the interviews below, three randomly-selected recipients recount what went through […]

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This week in cash transfers

Food Ministry suggests cash transfer of food subsidy on pilot basis – March 5, 2015 – The Economic Times Ghana: Leap 1000 Launched in Tamale – March 5, 2015 – All Africa – LEAP 1000, an extension of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) program, which provides cash transfers to poor households with pregnant women […]

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