{
  "id": 4206692,
  "title": "$700 Cash Grants Transform Lives in Malawi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/700-cash-grants-transform-lives-in-malawi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T14:04:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-29/-700-cash-grants-transform-lives-in-malawi-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The nonprofit GiveDirectly, with a large backing from Canva, is providing eligible adults in two Malawi districts with about $700 each, roughly equivalent to the country’s annual income per person, with virtually no restrictions on how the money is spent. Bloomberg News Senior Africa Reporter Antony Sguazzin joins Christina Ruffini and Bailey Lipschultz on Bloomberg This Weekend and reports…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}