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GiveDirectly

Your donation will be received by Rethink Charity Foundation, a Canadian charity with CRA registration number BN 79318 7881 RR 0001. Rethink Charity Foundation will issue you an official donation receipt, which can be used to claim charitable tax credits.

In compliance with CRA regulations, Rethink Charity Foundation maintains complete independent discretion over direction of the gifts it receives. Rethink Charity Foundation will make every reasonable effort to fulfill your wishes for gift direction. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us to speak with a member of our team. We’re here to help!

GiveDirectly lets donors send money directly to the world’s poorest households in Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, and Uganda using mobile money.

About this charity

Since 2009, GiveDirectly has delivered more than $580 million in unconditional cash transfers to families in need. These one-time cash transfers allow recipients to invest in what they need most and have been shown to improve their earnings, children’s school attendance, health, nutrition, and mental well-being.
 
GiveDirectly uses government data to target villages where most or all residents are living in extreme poverty, defined by the World Bank as earning under $2.15/day. In-country GiveDirectly staff enroll one member of each household in the entire village to receive a one-time transfer of about $1,000 USD sent in two installments using mobile money. Recipients can then withdraw the mobile funds as cash with local agents and use the funds to invest in what they need – whether it’s on starting a business, education, making their home safer/sturdier, healthcare, or livestock.
 
GiveDirectly uses rigorous experimental research (randomized controlled trials) to measure the impact of their unconditional cash programs and answer public policy questions, generating evidence on key design and implementation questions across varied contexts. You can find over 300 studies on the positive impacts of cash transfers in GiveDirectly’s Cash Research Explorer.

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