14: David Miliband: The Age of Impunity
The Rest Is Politics: Leading
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The Importance of Cash in Programs
In South Sudan, the malnutrition rate among kids is about 40%, and the reach of the international agencies in treating malnutrition is 20%. One of the major things that's stopping the extreme poor accessing those services is that they simply don't have the cash to get to those services. If we are really prioritizing their needs, the people in need know their own needs better than other people. And giving them cash is extraordinarily empowering. In Mali, 27,000 kids, 92% recovery rate. So I'm all for cash, why not cash?
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