10K views · 316 shares | Did you know? 75% percent of the world’s poorest people live in rural areas. Agricultural sector has a key role to play in poverty reduction and improving rural lives. #EndPoverty | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | Facebook

Rural poverty in sub-Saharan Africa can mean disconnection. Too poor to afford telephones or travel, some families struggle to keep in touch. Many cannot bank or send money securely. Global news can be slow to reach areas without a cell network. When you donate, you provide people in poverty with more than just cash; you provide connection. In our main program, GiveDirectly gives those who don’t already have a mobile phone the option to buy one, subtracting the ~$15 cost from their first transfe