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.

📲 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.

@WCKitchen @DirectRelief @funds4disaster @COREresponse @Americares @TXDIAPERBANK @RedCross @AllHandsHearts 💪 @GiveDirectly:

Send emergency cash to low-income survivors of the #TexasFlood

Exciting things happening in #Chiradzulu with the next phase of @GiveDirectly's work in Malawi! It was great to be on the ground last week to see cash working in real time: simple, dignified, and transformational.

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

The @BrookingsInst suggests 40% of a fund to end extreme poverty should go "to unconditional cash transfers for their proven effectiveness and scalability." 📍

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:

“We’re going to find more efficient ways to deliver aid to people directly” @SecRubio 👀

Playing this on loop forever 🔂