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The story of Eunice and 144 more in the Kibera program

by GiveDirectly

Eunice lives in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya and was one of 494 people who received ~$1,125 between November 2020 and June 2021 as part of a GiveDirectly COVID-19 relief program focused on entrepreneurs. 

This program, funded by Google.org, provided women with cash transfers plus elective budgeting and entrepreneurial training from SHOFCO, a local NGO. This “cash plus” design aimed to enable women entrepreneurs to both withstand the worst impacts of COVID-19 restrictions and make meaningful investments in their businesses. This is one of dozens of programs we’ve run in the past year.

Eunice’s story is just one of many

Eunice’s story was featured in this video not because it is the most remarkable, but rather because it isn’t. A review of the voices of 144 others we surveyed as part of her program reveals that direct cash support gives many a leg up. Surveys were given to a random sampling of 30% of participants and their answers aren’t edited or cherrypicked:

 

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GiveDirectly

GiveDirectly is a recommended charity of The Life You Can Save. Using cell phone technology, GiveDirectly provides direct cash transfers to recipients living in extreme poverty. Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that these direct transfers drastically improve the lives of GiveDirectly’s participants, their families, and communities.

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