Basic income pilot in Kenya to receive up to $493,000 from eBay founder’s firm

By: Kate McFarland February 11, 2017 In the largest and longest-running basic income trial to date, GiveDirectly will provide unconditional cash transfers to the residents of 200 villages in rural Kenya (about 26,000 people in total). The residents of 40 of these villages (about 6,000 people) will receive monthly payments for 12 years. At about […]