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We Built a Tool. Now Anyone Can Use It
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Sandino ScheideggerWe started with spreadsheets and a belief that cash works. Five years later, we're turning what we built into shared infrastructure — for anyone who wants to use it.
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Population Decline: Is the Solution to Pay Parents More?
Sandino ScheideggerThe negatives of population decline are well documented. So is the proposed fix: Pay parents more to boost birth rates. Straightforward on paper, far less convincing in practice.
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Living Without an ID: Why It Happens
Sandino ScheideggerWhy is something so basic as an ID still out of reach for so many? And how do we make sure identification rules don’t end up excluding the very people they’re supposed to support?
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What 25 Differing Countries Show Us About Ending Poverty
Sandino Scheidegger25 countries have halved multidimensional poverty within 15 years. That kind of progress is rare, and it matters.
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How Country Offices Work
Sandino ScheideggerWe keep the core structure of Social Income country offices the same everywhere we operate. This consistency ensures our work is transparent, reliable, and trustworthy.
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We Wouldn’t Exist Without Support From the Arts. It’s that Simple.
Sandino ScheideggerSocial Income did not begin as an art project, but it did begin within the arts. Our first recipients were young struggling artists in Sierra Leone who faced financial pressure.
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Where Do We Expand Next?
Sandino ScheideggerWe’re often asked why we aren’t active in more countries yet. The answer is multilayered, and it begins with one person taking the first step.
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Why People Leave . And How Cash Lets Them Stay
Sandino ScheideggerThe climate migration story we keep telling ourselves may be wrong. A researcher at ETH Zurich has the data to prove it
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Microcredits Sound Great So Why Don’t We Offer Them?
Sandino ScheideggerMicrocredits are meant to fight poverty. For the poorest, however, they often create more pressure than opportunity.
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1% — Because Doing Something Beats Doing Nothing
Sandino ScheideggerWe know we could do more. We read headlines about hunger, poverty, and deep inequality. We hear staggering numbers—millions living on less than two dollars a day.
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