Federico Barreras and Sarah Kenkuyu – GiveDirectly https://www.givedirectly.org Send money directly to people in need. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:34:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.givedirectly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-GiveDirectly-Square-Logo-Green-Black-32x32.png Federico Barreras and Sarah Kenkuyu – GiveDirectly https://www.givedirectly.org 32 32 How AI helped send cash just before floods hit in Nigeria https://www.givedirectly.org/flood-forecast-ai/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:15:56 +0000 https://www.givedirectly.org/?p=17429 Getting cash to people before disaster strikes can save lives. That’s why we piloted an AI-powered flood response in Nigeria, predicting where floods would hit and delivering early cash to those most at risk. By combining cutting-edge forecasts with local insights, we reached flood-prone communities faster, more affordably, and with greater precision—delivering aid before the waters rose.

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