A Kenyan woman in the village of Kogutu stands while holding up banknotes as other villagers applaud.

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The value of free money

Episode 46 | 20 September 2023

How would you react to being given money on a regular basis, with no strings attached? And how might this change you, your family or the wider community?

This is the question faced by the Kenyan village of Kogutu after being chosen as a location for the largest ever experiment in Universal Basic Income.

Filmmakers Lauren DeFilippo and Sam Soko spent five years chronicling the dramatic impact of this experiment on the lives of these villagers to answer the question: is UBI the answer to end world poverty?

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A fascinating case study of life in a Kenyan village-turned-petri-dish from the perspective of those living out the revolutionary idea of universal basic income.

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Featuring

Guest

Lauren DeFilippo
Lauren DeFilippo
Documentary Filmmaker

Host

Anders Johnsson
Anders Johnsson
Regional Communication Officer for Africa