Cash isn’t always best to help people in need

Cash isn't always best to help people in need

Cash can certainly help some people, especially in emergency situations such as during a pandemic. But there is no one-size-fits-all approach to poverty alleviation. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | March 18 (UPI) — The concept is simple and seductive: Give people cash, lift them out of poverty. It’s a strategy increasingly being used in both lower- and higher-income countries to help poor people.

International organizations such as the World Bank , USAID and the United Nations are funding more projects that focus on giving people cash, while charities like GiveDirectly have been set up to do only that. Mexico , […]

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