Carolina – GiveDirectly

Announcement: Moving to our third district in Kenya

Carolina — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 03:36:00 +0000

GiveDirectly is crossing an important milestone: after over two years working in Siaya district, we’re moving our enrollment teams to our third district in Kenya – Ugunja. This is an exciting moment for GiveDirectly because it’s a sign of the scale we’ve reached: we’ve now been to all the villages in a district that our targeting and research commitments permit. The move also presents new…

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Cash, goods, or services? The poor say cash

Carolina — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:25:00 +0000

Earlier this month, while leaving a recipient’s home after a chat about his purchases and experience with GiveDirectly, I noticed a new structure beside his house that I hadn’t seen on my way in. “What’s that? Did you buy that with the transfer as well?” I asked, and my colleague Erick, Senior Field Officer, translated. The recipient explained that no, this structure was actually a pig pen built…

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Becoming known in Siaya town

Carolina — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:09:00 +0000

For the past year, I served as the Field Director in Kenya and led our team to deliver more than $3 million to poor households. Since transitioning to a New York-based role recently, I’ve been reflecting on how far we’ve come in a year. When I arrived in Kenya, our office was aptly described as “a series of boxes under the stairs”; now, we have a real office that will be able to accommodate our…

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Room for Improvement: What One Woman’s Cash Transfer Experience Taught Us

Carolina — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:52:00 +0000

GiveDirectly locates recipients in remote, rural areas and securely delivers life-changing amounts of cash directly into their cell phone accounts. Over 97% of our recipients report having received their funds without incident – a testament to the robustness of our systems. Evidence suggests that cash can improve the lives of young women; we are conducting a small randomized controlled trial…

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