Barry Phillips Smith · @bps_artish
509 followers · 3134 posts · Server universeodon.comIt always struck me that Rory Stewart was a great loss to UK politics.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2022/8/31/23329242/givedirectly-cash-transfers-rory-stewart
#givedirectly #fightingpoverty
M van Appeven · @MAppeven
35 followers · 1526 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orghttps://youtu.be/udRbf63ctNk
Why giving victims of #earhquake in #Syria and #Turkiye is more effective.
#givedirectly if you can
#earhquake #syria #Turkiye #givedirectly
M van Appeven · @MAppeven
35 followers · 1323 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orghttps://twitter.com/GiveDirectly/status/1631292433492312065?t=zuUO9Rp3NJ6L7rfiFGHrZg&s=09
Sending #cash to #disasterareas is more helpful than sending goods. #GiveDirectly will send cash to start up small businesses again in #Turkey and #Syria
#cash #disasterareas #givedirectly #turkey #syria
Michael Shank · @shank
81 followers · 106 posts · Server climatejustice.socialYes to more of this. “#UniversalBasicIncome (UBI) schemes have been adopted by dozens of #localgovernments across America in the past couple of years. They are paid for by the flood of money made available by the federal government for #reliefschemes during the worst of the #pandemic.” https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/01/19/what-the-spread-of-universal-basic-income-schemes-says-about-americas-safety-net #cookcounty #GiveDirectly
#universalbasicincome #localgovernments #reliefschemes #pandemic #cookcounty #givedirectly
Michael Shank · @shank
18 followers · 88 posts · Server mstdn.social
Yes to more of this. “#UniversalBasicIncome (UBI) schemes have been adopted by dozens of #localgovernments across America in the past couple of years. They are paid for by the flood of money made available by the federal government for #reliefschemes during the worst of the #pandemic.” https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/01/19/what-the-spread-of-universal-basic-income-schemes-says-about-americas-safety-net #cookcounty #GiveDirectly
#givedirectly #cookcounty #Pandemic #reliefschemes #localgovernments #universalbasicincome
Robert - for Sustainability · @rfi
78 followers · 891 posts · Server mastodon.socialStudien u.a. der #ETH: Direktzahlungen wie #givedirectly bringen oft mehr als die klassische #Entwicklungshilfe #Entwicklungzusammenarbeit https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/erkl%C3%A4r-mir-die-welt/id1363234463?i=1000588973461
#eth #givedirectly #entwicklungshilfe #entwicklungzusammenarbeit
Robert - for Sustainability · @rfi
161 followers · 2014 posts · Server mastodon.social
Studien u.a. der #ETH: Direktzahlungen wie #givedirectly bringen oft mehr als die klassische #Entwicklungshilfe #Entwicklungzusammenarbeit https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/erkl%C3%A4r-mir-die-welt/id1363234463?i=1000588973461
#eth #givedirectly #entwicklungshilfe #entwicklungzusammenarbeit
Weijia · @weijia_sophia_cheng
77 followers · 155 posts · Server deacon.social@songandjoy While ideally I’d like to invest more of my time and resources into non-hierarchical mutual aid orgs like #FoodNotBombs, as a practical matter I do make regular donations to #GiveDirectly since I believe direct cash transfers work and are the least paternalistic approach to charitable giving I know of.