The organisation gives directly to people living in extreme poverty. The money is transferred from a bank account into the wallet of its recipient. It was started by friends and family, but has now reached more than 300 million dollars. Paul d: "We allso see it as symbolic"
Economic theory teaches that people make choices that provide them with the greatest benefit. So why not extend this idea to the realm of charity? Economists and social entrepreneurs Michael Faye and Paul Niehaus of GiveDirectly argue that giving people cash with no strings attached is the most cost-effective means of helping the poorest people in the world and their communities.