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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