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Nov 2023
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How to Reboot Charity

Foreign Policy
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What’s the most effective way to give to people in dire need?

Rory Stewart, a former U.K. cabinet official and the head of the charity GiveDirectly, discusses the power of unconditional cash transfers and how that could revolutionize attempts to combat poverty.

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