The Future of Cash – GiveDirectly

Study: AI targeting helped reach more of the poorest people in Togo

GiveDirectly — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:47:06 +0000

This week researchers with Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) and the Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) published a working paper with the results of a first-of-its-kind contactless direct payments program. The program, which was led by the Government of Togo and supported by the research team and GiveDirectly, showed the machine learning targeting outperformed other options available to…

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Refugees deserve autonomy. Cash can provide it.

Ivan Ntwali — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 20:36:18 +0000

The global refugee crisis may seem intractable, but there are promising, tested interventions to help those displaced. Lump sum cash transfers can provide more than just temporary relief. Our programs suggest direct cash is a scalable response that can change the future for millions of protracted refugees. According to the UNHCR, over a quarter of the world’s 26 million refugees are in…

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Innovations in Togo and the future of cash distribution

GiveDirectly — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 21:31:01 +0000

Last year the Government of Togo, with support by GiveDirectly, Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), launched a first-of-its-kind contactless direct payments program. Leveraging machine learning in combination with satellite imagery and cell phone metadata, the program was able to identify those living in extreme poverty and let them self-enroll in…

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