GiveDirectly

GiveDirectly
Founded2008 (2008)
Type501(c)(3) non-profit organization
PurposeAlleviating extreme poverty through cash transfers
Location
Area served
Bahamas, Bangladesh, DRC, Liberia, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, USA, Yemen
President
Nick Allardice
EmployeesApprox 175
Websitegivedirectly.org

GiveDirectly is a nonprofit organization operating in low income areas that helps families living in extreme poverty by making unconditional cash transfers to them via mobile phone. GiveDirectly currently transfers funds to people in Bangladesh, DRC, Liberia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda and USA. In the past, it has worked in The Bahamas, Morocco, Nigeria, Turkey, Togo and Yemen.

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