GiveDirectly💸
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Send money to people living in poverty, no strings attached. In Bangladesh, DRC, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Morocco, Rwanda, Uganda, & U.S. currently.
Joined September 2011
Deogene was exhausted. His bike transport work meant long hours and little pay. Then he received ~$1,000 from GiveDirectly and chose a new path. He used the money to open a small shop. Today, he’s earning more, resting more, and planning to get his motortaxi license.
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Giving cash directly is a proven, dignified way to relieve poverty. But delivering it at scale also creates risks from fraud to abuse. In sharing this, we hope to invite scrutiny, strengthen trust, and encourage other nonprofits to do the same.
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Transparency means sharing hard truths, not just successes. That’s why we're sharing this report on risks we faced in 2024 – detailing fraud we detected, abuse we investigated, and protections we strengthened.
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We’re sharing a public summary of fraud, abuse, and safety incidents at GiveDirectly — highlighting key lessons from 2024, improvements made, and what we’re changing in 2025.
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RT @ChelseaClinton: @GiveDirectly is sending cash directly to Texas flood survivors. Donations will help hundreds of families meet their ur….
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Donate directly to Central Texas flood survivors to help them rebuild and recover.
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📲 400+ low-income families hit by the #TexasFloods got a push notification to receive cash they can spend it on what they need most. They'll receive funds as early as Friday.
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RT @albrgr: Very cool article from @GiveDirectly on using AI to make fine-grained predictions of flood-prone areas in Nigeria, allowing for….
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Send cash directly to families impacted by the Texas floods, reaching them quickly and remotely + empowering them to spend on what they need most.
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Donate directly to Central Texas flood survivors to help them rebuild and recover.
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RT @gracevjackson: Exciting things happening in #Chiradzulu with the next phase of @GiveDirectly's work in Malawi! It was great to be on th….
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Read more about our partnership with @Google
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An overview of our latest expert tools in Flood Hub and our partnerships to support vulnerable communities.
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We used AI to forecast floods in Nigeria and sent early cash aid to 4,600 families before the waters peaked. 🍲 Food insecurity dropped 90%.✅ 93% felt better prepared for future floods.🛰️ Our pre-targeted areas were the most impacted.
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The @BrookingsInst suggests 40% of a fund to end extreme poverty should go "to unconditional cash transfers for their proven effectiveness and scalability." 📍
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A Michigan pediatrician, @MonaHannaA, is prescribing cash 💸. Through #RxKids, every mom in Flint gets $1,500 while pregnant + $500/mo for a year after birth—no strings attached. Now it’s expanding:
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RT @MatuClouds: Unconditional cash transfers provide an effective and practical approach to link environmental conservation and the fight a….
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Cash improves many outcomes like food security and economic well-being—but not all. For example:.📚 Cash is unlikely to improve learning outcomes on it own.🍲 Cash alone is less promising on nutrition for child development (anthropometrics). But when paired with targeted,.
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This table shows cash assistance isn’t a silver bullet, but it can be a powerful catalyst. and pairing cash with extra support can be even more effective. 🧵
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We could help 2.7M more people this year with the same aid budget—just by shifting more humanitarian aid to cash: .
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Playing this on loop forever 🔂.
Cash is fast, effective, and easy to scale. It's not just smart aid, it's the right aid. It gives people the power to choose what they need most. And it's completely aligned with the humanitarian reset – more local, more flexible.
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