GiveDirectly is a lauded charity known for its evidence-driven methods. Does its new basic income program in Kenya disregard past research? A boy runs along a dirt road in Kogelo, western Kenya. (Photo: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) Last week’s New York Times Magazine featured a fawning Annie Lowrey profile of GiveDirectly , a charitable start-up that specializes in unconditional cash transfers for impoverished villagers in rural Kenya. As Lowrey discusses, GiveDirectly is currently undertaking a long-term project whereupon over 6,000 Kenyans in 40 villages will receive a “basic income” of around $22 a month for 12 years. GiveDirectly has been […]
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