jelun

I forget how this came across my radar, it must have been ...oh wait.
Now I remember, it was on Facebook. One of the business agents I used to work with shared it.
It seems good to me, and I figure this. If it is a successful program I am doing something that is really good and if not I will throw away a few $25. contributions. Sort of like the fun of Kickstarter.
Anyway, roll it out, Jel...
http://www.givedirectly.org/operating-model.html

We first locate extremely poor communities using publicly available data. We then send field staff door-to-door to digitally collect data on poverty and enroll recipients. We typically target those living in homes made out of organic materials, and are also assessing alternative poverty targeting methods.

2. Audit
We use a set of independent checks to verify that recipients are eligible and did not pay bribes, such as physical back-checks, image verification, phone checks, and data consistency checks. For example, we use GPS coordinates, satellite imagery, and crowdsourced labor to detect irregularities.

3. Transfer
We transfer recipient households roughly $1,000, or around one year's budget for a typical household. We use electronic payment systems; typically, recipients receive an SMS alert and then collect cash from a mobile money agent in their village or nearest town.

4. Monitor
We call each recipient to verify receipt of funds, flag issues, and assess our own customer service. We also staff a hotline for inbound calls.

Key stats
$0.65
The average recipient in Kenya
lives on just 65 cents (nominal)
per day.

2%
2% of households are removed from our lists after multiple checks of their eligibility. Verify this [csv]

31 min
On average it takes recipients 31 minutes round-trip to collect their transfers from the closest agent. Verify this [csv]

93%
We reach 93% of recipients on time for individual follow-up after sending their transfer. Verify this [csv]

Live data as of 2015–06–16

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