If digital currencies are going to transform financial inclusion, they must be designed for the realities faced by people in poverty. More from Andrew Vaziri at @Ethereum's #Devcon youtube.com/watch?v=9wcFKs…

'There's nothing better than assisting somebody but also giving them that sense of responsibility for themselves. We've seen it work.' - H.E. Paul Kagame on the Rwandan government's work with GiveDirectly at African Philanthropy Forum youtu.be/ieihSYmplg0?t=…

The pandemic and drought in Morocco 🇲🇦 affected food and agriculture-focused cooperatives like Touria's, but a USAID and GiveDirectly partnership has helped cooperatives boost businesses and livelihoods, and build resilience. See how: usaid.link/syb

But then we thought: let's not reinvent the wheel here.

GiveDirectly already solved this problem.

They use mobile technology to get cash into the hands of people living in extreme poverty.

We give $ to them, they get $ to recipients.

That's it. That's the whole thing.

Following Hurricane Fiona and Ian, GiveDirectly and @GoogleOrg launched a new hurricane relief program delivering cash, no strings attached, to low-income households in the hardest hit areas in Puerto Rico and Florida. A quick thread on how this program was developed 🧵 ↓

We've seen fewer donations so far this year, likely due to global economic changes. These changes hit those in extreme poverty hardest as they grapple with rising costs of basic goods. Giving money directly allows families to survive price inflation. GiveDirectly.org/inflation

A week after Hurricane Ian passed, nearly 3,500 residents in the worst-hit neighborhoods received a push notification on their smartphones offering $700 cash assistance, no questions asked. Via @WIREDUK wired.trib.al/kheOcBa

How Google and GiveDirectly are using AI mapping to get cash to Hurricane Ian victims f-st.co/PX13bkX

Today we launched applications for the Cook County Government guaranteed income program and sent first payments to Floridians impacted by Hurricane Ian.

Our work in the U.S. improves lives for low-income Americans and benefits our international work. givedirectly.org/why-the-usa/

The Yemen ceasefire has lapsed, leaving Yemenis again victims to a conflict they did not cause. Last weekend GiveDirectly.org/Yemen delivered another round of cash relief to people on poverty in Yemen. But the situation remains desperate. ⁦The Rest Is Politics⁩

Send money directly at GiveDirectly.org/relief theguardian.com/us-news/2022/o…

Too often low-income communities are left out of hurricane relief efforts. Our program with @GoogleOrg targets donations directly families in Florida & Puerto Rico most in need. GiveDirectly.org/relief

Cash aid can immediately & remotely reach those most in need – quicker & more accurate than donating goods. Visit GiveDirectly.org/relief to help those impacted by #Ian & #Fiona .

The one thing all low-income survivors of #HurricaneIan and #HurricaneFiona need right now? Money. GiveDirectly.org/relief

Instead of donating goods, give money directly to low-income Americans impacted by #HurricaneIan & #HurricaneFiona → GiveDirectly.org/relief