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Re:Want to Help People? Just Give Them Money on Friday March 29, 2013 @07:19AM (#5460159)
Poor/poverty is defined by earning less than $2/day, taking into consideration purchasing power parity. You do not know what poverty is till you cross that line. Things start to get really ugly!
Re:Want to Help People? Just Give Them Money on Friday March 29, 2013 @05:58AM (#5459945)
Most cash transfer research is based upon conditional cash transfers. Which are small monthly payments based upon education, health or nutrition goals.

I actually like an organization called New Incentives that is able to uses the merits of cash transfers in a Watsi-like way...basically making it a conditional cash transfer. http://newincentives.org/transfers

(fyi, this is not self-promotional but I connected with the founder because I like their concept).

Re:Africa’s Mobile Explosion on Friday February 22, 2013 @02:45PM (#5266279)
Wow, cool idea! From what I understand, you guys use cash incentives after a particular job/work/behavior is done or result achieved.

Building a technolog like yours (sort of a foursquare for developing countries) could have awesome implications for these countries. Keep us updated on HN please. This is great!

Re:Show HN: Marauders Map (Circle Hackathon) on Friday August 31, 2012 @01:32AM (#4458409)
Very cool!!!