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Canva billionaires Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht are giving away $150 million in cash with no conditions for the world's largest unconditional cash transfer program in a low-income country

Canva founders are funding a large cash transfer program in Malawi and under this initiative, they provides families with unconditional funds to improve their lives. Early results show significant reductions in child mortality and illness and increment in school enrollments. Local economies also benefited as money circulated through neighborhood businesses.

The Economic Times

Canva's billionaire founders donated $150 million directly to the poorest of this East African country, marking the largest unconditional cash program ever to a low-income country

Canva billionaires Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht have made a move challenging conventional aid by putting cash directly into the hands of an East African country's poorest households. The cofounders of the Australian design software maker are investing a whopping $150 million into a cash transfer program in Malawi. Since…

The Times of India

How a fast-moving $50 cash relief program buoyed needy families when SNAP payments were paused

GiveDirectly got $50 gift cards out to SNAP recipients during last month’s shutdown through a new approach to cash assistance

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How hunger relief groups say you can help feed your neighbors if the shutdown pauses food aid

Many people might be wondering how they can help their neighbors put food on the table with federal food aid set to be frozen on Nov. 1

The Independent UK

The US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’

Infants in Rx Kids in Flint, Michigan, saw lower rates of prematurity and other issues, saving millions in NICU visits

The Guardian - US

Giving mothers cash just before they give birth could halve infant mortality, study suggests

Households given a one-off payment of $1,000 dollars saw infant mortality drop by almost 50 per cent

The Independent UK

MacKenzie Scott gives rare third gift to medical debt relief group

MacKenzie Scott continues to make medical debt relief a priority in her mysterious giving

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In a world of great need there are more ways to donate money than ever. How should you give?

Established nonprofits, everyday individuals and mutual aid groups all want your dollars to make a difference

The Independent UK

Innovative Disaster Aid Program Provides Direct Cash Payments

GiveDirectly's unique disaster assistance program provides direct cash payments to hurricane-impacted households in NC and FL, aiming to enhance recovery e...

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Organization to Use AI Tool to Decide Which Families Get Hurricane Relief Money

A nonprofit is set to provide thousands in cash aid to hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida using AI.

Latin Times

AI is being used to send some households impacted by Helene and Milton $1,000 cash relief payments

Some hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will receive one-time, direct cash payments of up to $1,500 on Friday

The Independent UK

Could AI save Nigerians from devastating floods?

Floods are worsening by the year in Nigeria and standard food aid programmes after each disaster are not enough.

Al Jazeera

AI is coming for our jobs! Could universal basic income be the solution?

Artificial intelligence will bring huge changes to the world of work – and dangers for society. Some think they can be solved by just handing everyone money. Is there a catch?

The Guardian - UK

‘It helps with my stress’: US basic income project shows signs of success

Georgia pilot gives 650 predominantly Black women $850 a month for two years, no strings attached – and it seems to be working

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Free Money review – the great experiment of Universal Basic Income

Documentary follows the ambiguous impact of an American non-profit’s grand largesse to a Kenyan village

Chicago Sun-Times

More guaranteed income pilots launch as Chicago wraps enrollment for ‘Resilient Communities’ program

As of September, officials said, 5,000 Chicago residents have received at least one $500 payment. They will continue to get $500 a month for 12 months.

The Independent UK

Former Tory minister Rory Stewart to head up international charity

Mr Stewart has been appointed president of GiveDirectly, which seeks to help donors send money straight to the world’s poorest households.

The Guardian - AU

How Peter Singer’s chosen ‘effective charities’ are making your donation dollar go further

From sending money directly to the world’s poorest households, to providing tech solutions that enable remote village mills to add lifesaving nutrients to food, effective charities are finding inventive ways to maximise the impact of supporters’ donations

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Dorsey’s first tweet offered for $48 million on NFT marketplace

SAN FRANCISCO: A digital copy of the first-ever tweet -- by Twitter Inc co-founder Jack Dorsey -- has been offered for almost $48 million on non-fungible token marketplace OpenSea, 16 times what the owner paid for it a year ago.

The Conversation

Airbnb cash transfers to Ukrainians can help, but they're disrupting charities

As we all watch the horrific crisis unfolding in Ukraine, many of us are asking: What’s the best way to send money to Ukrainians to do the most good?

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How AI helped deliver cash aid to many of the poorest people in Togo

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