It’s hard to imagine what it’s like to wake up in the morning with nothing to eat, no fixed roof, no income or people who can help you out of that situation.
There are many people in the world who survive on scraps, who want above all to have food and shelter, as if it were a luxury.
To help these people there are many NGOs, but in most cases there is enormous mistrust about where the money we donate goes, which is why it is important to know alternatives that can send donations to the right place.
This is where givedirectly.org appears, a website that was created so that the money we donate goes directly to the person who needs it most.
It is a project created by Harris Roberts that allows donors to send money directly to the world’s poorest, with no conditions. These are its characteristics:
– Each of us can donate $40 per month to lift a family above the extreme poverty line and allow them to cover their basic needs.
– The person we are matched with will receive monthly transfers delivered via mobile money, without intermediaries.
– We will receive updates every few months on how they spend your donation and its impact on your life.
Donors are currently being matched with families in Maryland, Liberia, one of the poorest regions in Africa. 80% of the people there live on less than a dollar a day, and it is too remote for most aid groups to reach.
Direct giving is proven to be an effective way to help people in poverty, allowing people to invest in their own unique needs and goals, whether it’s starting a business, building a home, or paying for school tuition. their children.
GivDirectly donors have sent more than $580 million to more than 1.3 million people in 11 countries, and GiveDirectly was the fastest-growing nonprofit in the world in 2020, according to Forbes.
