The platform givedirectly.org manages transfers end-to-end using electronic monitoring and payment technology. They first locate and enroll extremely poor recipients. They find poor communities using publicly available data, and then send field staff door-to-door in those communities to collect digital data on poverty. They currently enroll recipients in homes with thatch roofs, a good and objective indicator of poverty. They then use a set of independent checks to verify that recipients are eligible and did not pay bribes, including physical back-checks, image verification, phone checks, and data consistency checks. For example, they use GPS coordinates, satellite imagery, and crowdsourced labor to audit roofing materials. They transfer recipient households roughly $1,000, (or around one year’s budget for a typical household) using electronic payment systems; typically, recipients receive an SMS alert and then collect cash from a mobile money agent in their village or nearest town. Finally, they call each recipient to verify receipt of funds, flag issues, and assess our their customer service. 
Website: https://www.givedirectly.org/ Paul Niehaus, the founder
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