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PerspectivesJuly 13, 2026

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What’s The Right Transfer Amount?

Sandino Scheidegger

There's no such thing as a perfect number. But there are ways to arrive at an amount that's grounded in local reality while remaining honest about limits. Here's how we get there.

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PerspectivesAugust 17, 2026

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Sandino Scheidegger

Thirty studies across three continents looked at what happens when poor families receive cash. The myth that they spend it on booze did not survive a single one of these studies.

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PerspectivesJuly 23, 2026

The 8% Problem Nobody Fixes

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Sending cash to sub Saharan Africa costs close to 8%. The UN promised to get that number under 3% by 2030. Fifteen years in, it has barely decreased.