| Notes |
One of the largest UBI experiments being administered in the world is sponsored by Give Directly in
western Kenya. Give Directly’s interest in UBI is also a logical extension of its core competence in targeted
UCT programs. Even though the results of Give Directly’s ongoing UBI experiment that started in 2018 are
not fully known, given encouraging evaluations of its previous UCT programs, there is some basis for
expecting similar evaluation results of its UBI intervention. Having said that, given differences in duration
and scale of UBI programs vis-à-vis UCT ones, there are also multiple challenges associated with the
former that hinder its prospects of being implemented widely as a sustainable policy measure. This policy
brief, by means of Give Directly’s UBI trial in western Kenya, first presents what a UBI program entails,
followed by a discussion of key challenges and issues facing any implementation of such. |