Interesting that developed countries do not implement a similar system for their own poor. Friedman and Hayek both believed such a system was superior to merit-tested social assistance programs which require massive bureaucracy and are prone to abuse.
Hopefully, with the success of such charities in developing countries we will see increasing support for such systems here at home, allowing people to escape the vicious unemployment trap of western economies.
(Edit) Additionally, the implementation of basic income at this point would be extremely effective, as it would leverage the massive revolution in freely available online education (e.g. Khan Academy, EdX, Udacity, Coursera) and cooperative workspaces (e.g. hackerspaces). This would effectively transform the entire country into a startup incubator, giving those with the desire and talent to build new companies the resources to do so immediately, without going through the excruciatingly slow, inefficient and oftentimes counterproductive process of formal education.
Hopefully, with the success of such charities in developing countries we will see increasing support for such systems here at home, allowing people to escape the vicious unemployment trap of western economies.
(Edit) Additionally, the implementation of basic income at this point would be extremely effective, as it would leverage the massive revolution in freely available online education (e.g. Khan Academy, EdX, Udacity, Coursera) and cooperative workspaces (e.g. hackerspaces). This would effectively transform the entire country into a startup incubator, giving those with the desire and talent to build new companies the resources to do so immediately, without going through the excruciatingly slow, inefficient and oftentimes counterproductive process of formal education.