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There are just 10 days left to give to our Zakat campaign and help send $550 cash to 900 families in Mozambique. 100% of donations given through this page will be delivered directly to Zakat-eligible families in need: Givedirectly.org/zakat.

@NathanpmYoung @AndrewSabisky Billionaires, call us

My sense is that @GiveDirectly could give on the order of a billion a year with a year or so's notice and on the order of $10bn a year with 5 years notice. They have the satellite data, they have a process of visiting areas and giving out phones and explaining that. The visitors are the bottleneck I guess (and perhaps something on fraud detection).

I'm not saying Thiel is definitely wrong, but this seems surprisingly cheems of him. The principal agent problems involved in philanthropy are just problems like everything else. Let's solve them!

Full article: vox.com/future-perfect…

"What about sending money to people directly? A growing body of research shows that even in fragile conflict zones, people often strongly prefer receiving cash — which they can then spend however they need to ." @voxdotcom

4 out of 5 people in Mozambique live in extreme poverty @GiveDirectly run one of the most rigorous, transparent, and evidence-based direct cash transfer programmes in the world Please consider donating to their Mozambique fund 👇

Help spread the word and share this campaign with your Muslim friends and colleagues! givedirectly.org/zakat2026/?ref…

And it’s possible — we delivered cash to 1,400+ North Carolinians just after Hurricane Helene hit fully remotely. cbsnews.com/news/ai-hurric…

Guess there’s still one thing that both sides want: faster disaster relief.

We're monitoring the growing impacts of the #IranWar, scoping three areas to potentially deploy emergency cash ⬇️ givedirectly.org/middle-east-20…

Learn more about the work @MichaelLFaye + @cliffobrecht discussed at @WebSummit below givedirectly.org/district-scale/

AI is being used to find the world's poorest people, get them cash, and help them build better lives | @canva

"I remember lying on the hospital bed, about to go into labor, overwhelmed not only by fear for my babies but by the question of how we would pay the bill. We had no money and were about to undergo an emergency C-section. My husband sold a piece of land he had inherited from his parents, land we had hoped to pass on to our children one day. Our twins were born safely, but we lost part of our family’s legacy. With my next pregnancy, I needed another C-section. We thought about selling the remaining land, but my husband’s relatives refused, creating a lot of family tension. Instead, we sold our only cow. Once again, childbirth meant losing something valuable. Now I am pregnant with my fourth child. By now, a C-section is my reality. I was planning to sell a few of our goats. In my mind, giving birth always meant selling something valuable. When we received money from GiveDirectly, everything changed. I registered and paid for Social Health Authority insurance. For the first time, I will walk into the hospital without thinking about what we must sell. My delivery will be fully covered. With the remaining money, I renovated parts of our house and bought a big suitcase for my unborn child’s clothes. I'm also eating well, improving my health greatly. I plan to buy another cow to replace the one we sold. It will not erase the sacrifices we made, but it will help rebuild what we lost." Billia in Kenya Learn more about our work with African moms & babies at Givedirectly.org/africa-moms-ba…

Learn more ⬇️ GiveDirectly.org/cyclonefytia

Madagascar was hit by 2 major cyclones in 2 weeks. 680,000+ affected yet it hardly made the news. Yesterday, we sent the first 900 emergency cash payments, just 18 days after landfall.

And if you’re looking for a Zakat-eligible charity, you can give your Zakat directly to families in Mozambique through GiveDirectly. givedirectly.org/zakat2026

Not sure how much Zakat you owe this year? We made a free Zakat calculator where you can choose your school of thought, get live nisab prices, and download a PDF summary. No signup needed! givedirectly.org/zakat-calculat…

GiveDirectly is launching a Zakat fund to send cash to families in Mozambique facing overlapping crises, from extreme poverty to conflict, cyclones and infant mortality. 100% of donations will go directly to Zakat-eligible families. Give now at givedirectly.org/zakat →