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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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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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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Africa: World Bank Helps Senegal Strengthen Social Safety Nets – AllAfrica – February 19, 2015 – Government of Senegal launched a 40.5 million dollar International Development Association credit to help Senegal establish the building blocks for a national social safety net system and provide targeted cash transfers to poor and vulnerable households Can Digital Cash […]

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Every so often, we’ll be sharing recent news about cash transfers from around the world. Here’s the latest: Cash transfers can plug PDS leakages: study – The Hindu – February 1, 2015 – study estimates that almost half of grains released through PDS did not reach intended beneficiaries in 2011-2012, and that cash transfers may […]

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