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How cash is helping Kenyan moms access care

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  1. mjb
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    My daughter lives in Kenya and receives excellent healthcare — as good as any in Canada — but there are inequities in access and affordability, especially in rural areas. Programmes like this make...

    My daughter lives in Kenya and receives excellent healthcare — as good as any in Canada — but there are inequities in access and affordability, especially in rural areas. Programmes like this make a real difference in people's lives.

    9 votes
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    skybrian
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    From the article:

    From the article:

    • We’ve sent cash to nearly 1,500 pregnant women in rural Kenya to support safer pregnancies and newborn care since September 2025.

    • Early data show women prioritizing food, baby supplies, and healthcare spending (6x what we see in our general poverty relief programs).

    • Cash is helping women cover specific costs to access healthcare: insurance fees, transportation, and clinic bills.

    • We’re expanding to reach more women in Kenya and piloting a similar model in DRC to learn what works across different contexts.

    6 votes
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      caliper
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      Hey, I’m always interested in helping out people. What I generally find difficult to figure out is how trustworthy organizations are and how much of the donations end up in keeping the org...

      Hey, I’m always interested in helping out people. What I generally find difficult to figure out is how trustworthy organizations are and how much of the donations end up in keeping the org running. What’s your opinion on this specific organization? You must have a reason to post this instead of another organization.

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      1. skybrian
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        I’ve been following GiveDirectly’s work for many years and have sometimes given them money. I consider them very trustworthy. I consider giving cash to be the benchmark against which other...

        I’ve been following GiveDirectly’s work for many years and have sometimes given them money. I consider them very trustworthy. I consider giving cash to be the benchmark against which other charitable interventions should be judged, and GiveDirectly does a good job at giving cash.

        They’ve also been recommended by GiveWell before, and GiveWell has a very rigorous evaluation process. (They aren’t one of GiveWell’s current recommendations, though, since they seem to believe other charities are even more cost-effective.) Here is GiveWell’s evaluation of one of GiveDirectly’s other initiatives.

        GiveDirectly did have a serious problem with large-scale fraud a few years ago, but I think the investigation was done well and hopefully they’ve fixed it.

        3 votes