AdvertisementHow To Fix Poverty: Why Not Just Give People Money?August 07, 2017Nurith AizenmanfacebookEmailDenis Otieno is one of the villagers getting $22 each month from the charity GiveDirectly. He and his wife have used some of the money to buy cypress saplings. They hope to sell the trees for lumber in a few years to pay for their children's education. (Nichole Sobecki for NPR)