GiveDirectly: TedTalk by EA-adjacent president Rory Stewart

By Deborah W.A. Foulkes @ 2024-09-30T11:57 (+4)

This is a linkpost to https://youtu.be/tt0HOe7gf7I?si=RCyTL5tL8TCbN-9C

Excellent arguments for combatting global poverty by giving cash directly, expounded with passion by international development expert Rory Stewart, former minister and co-host of top UK podcast The Rest is Politics.

trammell @ 2024-09-30T13:30 (+10)

The title of this post might give the impression that Rory Stewart was a founder of GiveDirectly. To clarify, GiveDirectly was founded by other people in 2008; Stewart became its president in 2022.

Deborah W.A. Foulkes @ 2024-10-02T10:12 (+3)

Many thanks, have edited headline accordingly.