By Nick Maggiulli Why do poor people stay poor? It’s a question that everyone already seems to have an answer for. “The poor are lazy.” “The
By Bryan Walsh Experts in philanthropy are gradually coming around to the idea that simply giving poor people cash — rather than services or in-kind
(CNN) – Stacey Abrams joined forces Andrew Yang on Tuesday to announce the launch of a new campaign aimed at providing $1,000 in direct cash payments to 100,000 families
In the past few weeks, calls for a universal basic income have been louder than ever. Even the US is sending cheques to most citizens.
In 2017, GiveDirectly launched a Universal Basic Income Program. As part of this program, we are running a randomized control trial across 295 rural villages in
For about a decade now, the charity GiveDirectly has been distributing cash straight to poor residents in sub-Saharan Africa, starting in Kenya and expanding later to Uganda,
Every natural disaster is different, and how people respond in their aftermath is different, too. For aid groups that help in recovery efforts, this makes
