No Lean Season
YC W17 · Inactive · A bus ticket out of poverty
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Catch that busShared: bus ticket, enablingNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | 500 Global2015 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 May MobilityShared: rural area, mobility, cityActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS17 |
 One DegreeShared: nonprofit, poverty, incomeActiveOther | Other | Active | YCW14 |
 The Centre for Effective AltruismShared: nonprofit, evidence, portfolioActiveOther | Other | Active | YCW17 |
 ChikakuShared: family member, send, enablingNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | 500 Global2016 |
 BALADShared: family member, income, enablingNot statedDevtools | Devtools | Not stated | 500 Global |
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About No Lean Season
No Lean Season reduces the negative effects of seasonality on the poorest in rural agricultural areas by enabling labor mobility that increases incomes. It is a new program that they are testing in Evidence Action Beta's portfolio, based on rigorous experimental evidence. They give a travel subsidy of $20 to very poor rural laborers so they can send a family member to a nearby city to find a job during the period between planting and harvesting. This is the time in rural areas when there are no jobs, no income, and when families miss meals. This seasonal poverty affects 600 million people around the world. With a temporary job during this 'lean season,' households are are able to put an additional meal on the table for every member of the family each and every day. That’s 500 additional meals during the lean season.
- YC batch
- W17 · Winter 2017
- Status, per YC
- Inactive
- Category
- Other
- Checked
- 36m ago
YC tags: Nonprofit
No Lean Season: questions
Which YC batch was No Lean Season in?
No Lean Season was in Y Combinator's Winter 2017 batch (W17).
Is No Lean Season still active?
Y Combinator lists No Lean Season as inactive.
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