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GiveDirectly is a nonprofit organization operating in low income areas that helps families living in extreme poverty by making unconditional cash transfers to them via mobile phone. GiveDirectly currently transfers funds to people in Bangladesh, DRC, Liberia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda and USA. In the past, it has worked in The Bahamas, Morocco, Nigeria, Turkey, Togo and Yemen.

Key facts

Organization.name
GiveDirectly
Organization.logo
GiveDirectly logo.svg
Organization.logo_size
250px
Organization.caption
A Kenyan recipient of a cash transfer from GiveDirectly uses a mobile money app to withdraw cash
Organization.type
501(c)(3) non-profit organization
Organization.purpose
Alleviating extreme poverty through cash transfers
Organization.leader_title
President
Organization.leader_name
Nick Allardice
Organization.location_city
New York City
Organization.area_served
Bahamas, Bangladesh, DRC, Liberia, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, USA, Yemen
Organization.num_employees
Approx 175

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Headquarters
New York City
Revenue
206811067
Official website
www.givedirectly.org
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Commons category
GiveDirectly
official blog URL
www.givedirectly.org/blog
social media followers
31251
donations
201022303
operating area
Rwanda
funder
Canva
total assets
246022604
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Operations
  • COVID-19 support
  • Basic income experiment
  • Mission in Rwanda
  • Funding
  • Reception
  • GiveWell reviews
  • Reception by development economists
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

GiveDirectly is a nonprofit organization operating in low income areas that helps families living in extreme poverty by making unconditional cash transfers to them via mobile phone. GiveDirectly currently transfers funds to people in Bangladesh, DRC, Liberia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda and USA. In the past, it has worked in The Bahamas, Morocco, Nigeria, Turkey, Togo and Yemen.

== History ==

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