GiveDirectly NGO

A GiveDirectly NGO is an non-profit organization whose organization mission is to help the extremely poor by making unconditional cash transfers to them via mobile phone payment.

• Example(s):
  • GiveDirectly NGO (Poverty Alleviation),
  • GiveDirectly NGO (Disaster Relief),
  • GiveDirectly NGO (Humanitarian Aid),
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • Food Bank,
  • Clothing Drive,
  • Soup Kitchen.
• See: Charity, Non-Profit Organization, Philanthropy, Extreme Poverty, Cash Transfer, GiveWell, Public Good.

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References

2023

• (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GiveDirectly Retrieved:2023-6-4.
  • GiveDirectly is a nonprofit organization operating in East Africa that helps families living in extreme poverty by making unconditional cash transfers to them via mobile phone. GiveDirectly transfers funds primarily to people in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda.

2014

• (GiveDirectly, 2014) ⇒ https://www.givedirectly.org/index.php
  • a radical new way to give: directly
    1. You donate through our webpage
    2. We locate poor households in Kenya and Uganda.
    3. We transfer your donation electronically to a recipient's cell phone.
    4. The recipient uses the transfer to pursue his or her own goals.

2013

• (GiveDirectly, 2013) ⇒ http://www.givedirectly.org/pdf/GiveDirectly2013AnnualReport.pdf

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