Send cash directly to families in extreme poverty

Your donation to someone in poverty will empower them to transform their own life.

This year, over 41,000 GiveDirectly donors like you helped deliver cash to over 390,000 people in poverty across 10 countries. Together, we have now paid 2 million recipients. Whether you’re new to cash or a longtime supporter, thank you for trusting families in poverty to know best what they need.

Your support today will help us reach even more families in 2026 and launch new pilot programs.

In the midst of shrinking aid budgets, your support is more crucial than ever. Reaching this year-end fundraising goal will unlock over $1.7 million for our highest priority work in Africa next year. On top of delivering our flagship large lump sum transfers, we’re piloting programs that will:

🌍 Deliver funds across an entire district in Malawi, reaching over 185,000 people

🤱 Give cash to new mothers in Kenya and the DRC to save babies’ lives

🛰️ Deliver cash quickly and safely in conflict-affected areas

🚀 Test innovative program designs that could deliver 10x more impact per dollar

If you’re interested in providing anchor funding for these programs, please reach out to majorgifts@givedirectly.org.

New research this year showed the impact your donation has for mothers and babies.

A new study on GiveDirectly’s program in Kenya found that your donations have been saving babies’ lives, with a $1,000 cash transfer cutting infant deaths by 48%. Cash enabled mothers to better care for themselves and their children:

🏥 45% increase in hospital deliveries

🥣 44% decrease in kids skipping meals

🤱 51% decrease in mothers working during and after pregnancy

This builds on the other 1,000+ studies that show cash can:

💸 Generate 2.5x the value in local economic activity

🍛 Improve food security and nutrition (even more than a nutrition program)

⏰ Creating lasting financial gains, even 12 years later

Your support will help us continue to find the most cost-effective ways to save lives and reduce poverty, while reaching people with cash now that will enable them to meet their own needs and invest in their future.

Your donation will reach people like Ebel in Malawi, who used his transfer to return to school and work towards his dream of becoming a journalist:

“I dropped out of school in 2023, because we couldn’t afford the fees. It broke my heart. I still wanted to learn so badly, but my dreams were being crushed by poverty.

Then GiveDirectly came into my life, and it felt like someone handed me back my future. When the transfers came, I paid my school fees and went straight back to school.

It used to take me 3 hours to walk to school. My mother and I bought a bicycle, so now it takes just an hour, and I haven’t missed a class since. I also bought a smartphone — it’s like a mini library in my pocket. I can read my textbooks and study any time.

I also bought three goats for $173 so I can sell their offspring and keep funding my education. My dream of becoming a journalist no longer feels far away.

GiveDirectly gave me back my education, my confidence, and my future. Even my mother is no longer stressed about fees. We are both finally at peace.”