Social Income

Aurélie Schmiedlin

Aurélie writes from Geneva, where she studied international relations at the Graduate Institute. She’s in charge of our monthly newsletter and takes on special missions — like launching new pilots in new countries.

Field Notes

August 31, 2025

It’s not that hard. Here are the basics of basic income.

Aurélie Schmiedlin

Last month, Marc and I went on the biggest adventure of our lives – at least so far. We boarded a flight to Monrovia to help set up a new cash transfer program in Liberia, part of Social Income’s effort to reach more people in West Africa who are living in poverty.