$700 Cash Grants Transform Lives in Malawi

GiveDirectly, a nonprofit funded by design software company Canva, distributed approximately $700 cash grants to eligible adults in two Malawi districts with no restrictions on spending. Recipients used the funds for business investments, livestock purchases, and home improvements, according to Bloomberg News reporting. The distribution amounts to roughly one year of annual income per person in Malawi and serves as a test of whether large-scale direct cash transfers can be an effective development aid model.

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