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202274 minPGdocumentary

4.5/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Poverty Social Inequality

Free Money

202274 minPGdocumentary

4.5/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Every adult in the Kenyan village of Kogutu receives $22 per month as part of a 12-year universal basic income program funded by GiveDirectly.

Poverty Social Inequality

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Lauren DeFilippo,

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Every adult in the Kenyan village of Kogutu receives $22 per month as part of a 12-year universal basic income program funded by GiveDirectly.

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Lauren DeFilippo

Lauren DeFilippodirector

Sam Sokodirector

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In Kogutu, Kenya, GiveDirectly begins a universal basic income program. Each adult receives $22 per month for a 12-year period. This initiative is part of a $30 million funding effort. Over three years, the program aims to study its effects on the community. Villagers adjust to this financial support while the film tracks the benefits and challenges that arise. The project seeks to understand cash transfers as a method of poverty alleviation and economic change.

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