by Kai Nau | Sep 25, 2025 | News
Members of BIEN’s Executive Committee will participate in the UN’s Second World Summit on Social Development taking place on 4-6 November in Doha, Qatar. They will speak about the relevance of Basic Income to UN development efforts at an event hosted by the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights and by UNDP. This will be BIEN’s second participation in a major UN conference following the side-event it co-hosted with Equal Right at the UN Conference on the Financing for Development held in Seville, in July 2025.
Please join the online live discussion with Professor Guy Standing, Raja Khaledi from Palestine, Sarath Davala, BIEN’s Chair and Diana Bashur, UN Liaison for BIEN for this discussion on how Basic Income can be a transformative instrument in developming and crisis contexts.
We will be streaming the discussion live at the following times, with a possibility to ask questions to the speakers:
Doha: 11:30am – 12:45pm
Vienna time: 9:30am – 10:45am
Jerusalem: 10:30am – 11:45am
Delhi: 13:30pm – 16:15 pm
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by Kai Nau | Aug 13, 2025 | News
Prize: €9,600 | Live Event: Thursday, August 28, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM BRT /
🕑 Live Event Time in Other Time Zones:
- UTC: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
- CEST (Central Europe e.g. Berlin, Paris): 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- UK (BST): 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
- New York (EDT): 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- Taiwan (CST): 11:30 PM – 1:00 AM (Friday, August 29)
UBI4ALL is proud to announce its first-ever live raffle of an Unconditional Basic Income — taking place on Thursday, August 28 at 12:30 PM local time during the 2025 Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) Congress in Maricá & Niterói — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
This marks a major milestone for the organization, which has already conducted eight raffles across Europe and beyond. The 9th UBI4ALL winner will be drawn live on stage—sending a strong signal for visibility and global solidarity around the idea of Basic Income.
Why Live, Why Now?
“Hosting our first live raffle at the BIEN Congress felt like the right moment,” says UBI4ALL director Sandra Vahle. “It’s a chance to make Basic Income tangible, emotional, and globally visible.”
About UBI4ALL
UBI4ALL is a pioneering organization dedicated to promoting the idea of Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) worldwide. The 9th UBI4ALL raffle is just around the corner, offering a life-changing prize of €9,600 to a lucky winner. This initiative provides financial security and empowers individuals to pursue their aspirations, while advancing UBI4ALL’s mission of fostering freedom, equality, and security on a global scale.
Having already transformed the lives of several winners across Europe through multiple raffles, UBI4ALL is now expanding its impact worldwide. The first global winner (Raffle #7), Yi Yin from Taiwan, marked an exciting milestone for the Global Basic Income Initiative. Most recently, our 8th Basic Income went to our largest community in Italy (over 20,000 registered participants)—to Luca, a retiree who, after years of hardship, was finally able to secure a job leading up to his retirement.
This success would not be possible without the unwavering support of UBI4ALL’s loyal donors, affectionately known as UBI Beavers. Their dedication helps sustain the vision of a world where everyone has access to a Basic Income that meets their essential needs.
“We are thankful to have these opportunities for our nearly 50,000 supporters to experience Basic Income—no strings attached,” said founder Helwig Fenner. “Thanks to the ongoing support of our UBI Beavers, we can continue taking important steps forward. This initiative isn’t just about financial support, but about championing Basic Income as a tool for empowerment, innovation, and a fairer future for everyone.”
With this announcement, UBI4ALL hopes to draw even more attention, registrations, and support for its mission. The organization encourages individuals, companies, and associations worldwide to join the movement toward a more just and prosperous world.
How It Works:
- Prize Amount: €9,600 in total
- Global Reach: Open to participants aged 16+ worldwide
- Fairness in Payouts: Duration & amount vary by country income level
- Next Raffle (#9):
- 📍 Live at BIEN Congress
- 📅 Thursday, August 28
- 🕑 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Brasília Time (BRT)
- How to Join: Free registration at ubi4all.org / Step 2 Confirm your participation by mail
New Raffle Rules: Ensuring Fair Wealth Distribution
To ensure that UBI4ALL’s life-changing impact is distributed equitably across global income levels, the total prize of €9,600 remains the same for every winner, but the monthly payments and payout periods vary based on the winner’s country of residence:
- Low-Income Countries (e.g., Ethiopia, Yemen, India): €160 per month for 5 years
- Lower-Middle-Income Countries (e.g., Ghana, Albania, Georgia): €200 per month for 4 years
- Upper-Middle-Income Countries (e.g., Thailand, Ukraine, Mexico): €267 per month for 3 years
- High-Income Countries (Non-OECD) (e.g., Turkey, Argentina, Greece): €400 per month for 2 years
- High-Income Countries (OECD members) (e.g., Japan, Italy, Australia): €800 per month for 1 year
This approach ensures fairness and inclusivity while addressing global wealth disparities. By tailoring payouts to local contexts, UBI4ALL fosters meaningful wealth redistribution and ensures no one is left behind.
To maintain fairness, a country cannot win twice in a row—except for the UBI Beavers, whose contributions make every raffle possible.
UBI4ALL remains committed to its vision of a future where everyone has the financial security to pursue their dreams, contribute to their communities, and live fulfilling lives. Various UBI experiments worldwide have already demonstrated positive impacts on equality, innovation, and health. Expanding the number of winners worldwide is another significant step toward realizing this vision. Questions? Get in touch—we’re happy to clarify: info@ubi4all.org
Our Mission of UBI4ALL:
UBI4ALL is a forward-thinking organization dedicated to promoting Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) worldwide. By giving people the chance to experience Basic Income through raffles, UBI4ALL highlights the transformative potential of UBI in empowering individuals and communities.
100% crowdfunded by the global community, UBI4ALL’s work is made possible thanks to the loyal support of its donors—the UBI Beavers.
For more information about UBI4ALL, its winners, and how to participate, visit:
👉 ubi4all.org
by Kai Nau, BIEN | Jun 20, 2025
A meeting of the Basic Income Earth Network General Assembly will be held for members online, in connection with the 2025 BIEN Congress, on Thursday, 28 August 2025 at 08:30h Brasília Time (UTC-3).
If you are interested in becoming a member, you can do so by following the few simple steps outlined here. You can then register for the GA by following this link.
The following documents will be useful for members to review ahead of this year’s General Assembly meeting:
2027 BIEN Congress Host Country Proposals
by Kai Nau | Jun 20, 2025
The following post is up for election at the 2025 General Assembly:
Regions Coordinator:
The regions coordinator takes responsibility for:
- Coordinating the Regions Team (including representatives of different regions)
- The Regions Team:
- Focuses on decentralisation and promotion of UBI debate and network capabilities across the regions
- coordinating both inter-region collaboration
- ensures regional perspectives are adequately represented at the EC
- Facilitating engagement between different regions
- Exploring pathways to promoting UBI discussion
- Building organisational capacity in regions.
- The regions coordinator represents the Regions Team on the EC
- Ensures the Team is fully informed about discussions held by the EC
