a2i & GiveDirectly joined forces to combat poverty by the usage of AI
The Business Standard
Ref: SRC-002-BGD-004
Accessed: 10/31/2025
Summary
Press release coverage of an international learning event hosted by a2i and GiveDirectly in Dhaka. Confirms funding from USAID and Google.org, technical assistance from UC Berkeley, and alignment with Bangladesh's Smart Bangladesh Vision. Reports that the programme remotely identified vulnerable Rohingya refugee hosts and delivered cash transfers via mobile money. Quotes a2i Joint Project Director and GiveDirectly Regional Director. Also mentions a climate crisis-responsive cash project in partnership with University of Oxford and Google Flood Forecasting Initiative.
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The Business Standard (2024). a2i & GiveDirectly joined forces to combat poverty by the usage of AI. The Business Standard, 9 March 2024. Available at: https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/corporates/a2i-givedirectly-joined-forces-combat-poverty-usage-ai-805994 (Accessed 31 October 2025).