SUMMARY: GiveDirectly is a private charity that gives donations to people in impoverished African regions in essentially a BIG model: in cash with no strings attached.
David Ogul, “Delivering Charity Directly to the Hands of the Needy.” Los Angeles Times, April 1, 2014.
GiveDirectly, co-founded by assistant economics professor Paul Niehaus, sends donations via cellphone to people in Kenya and Uganda to use however they wish.
