GiveDirectly

Mobile Network Operators: Partner with us to deliver emergency cash

Fast Emergency Cash transfers at scale

When disaster strikes, families need immediate support. Mobile networks make it possible to deliver cash quickly, securely, and at scale. By partnering with GiveDirectly Mobile Network Operators enable targeted emergency cash transfers anywhere there is mobile coverage.

Through our Poverty Alleviation and Emergency Cash programs, we’ve already delivered over $1B in cash assistance to more than 2 million people worldwide. As climate shocks and crises increase, the need for rapid, scalable systems has never been greater.

Why partner with us

🤲 Brand & CSR
Visible humanitarian impact. Strengthened reputation with regulators and communities.

📈 Revenue & Growth
Transaction fee revenue. New subscriber acquisition. Expansion into underserved segments.

🤓 Analytics & Innovation
Capacity strengthening. Opportunities in climate services, public health, and disaster management.

🦺 Low Risk & Secure
GDPR-aligned data governance. Regulatory alignment support. Fraud safeguards built in. Low burden.

How it works

We’ve built a response system to reach survivors faster, smarter, and at global scale:

Cash flows as disaster strikes: faster, targeted, secure humanitarian response at scale.

What we need from MNO partners

Data analytics
Aggregated, non-personal location statistics to identify disaster impacted areas and potential recipients

Mobile money services
Secure disbursement of payments to eligible subscribers

Mobile communication services
Set communication lines for enrolment and recipient queries

Our data science partners for MNO data analytics

We partner with leading experts in the sector of MNO data analytics for humanitarian projects:

Build the system together

We partner with MNOs around the world to reach survivors faster, smarter, and at global scale.  The next phase will scale this model to reach millions more people.

Now is the time to build the system together.

Contact us at emergency.cash@givedirectly.org.

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