diff --git a/.github/workflows/execute-draw.yml b/.github/workflows/execute-draw.yml
index 53b9f8f0d..4d18aaf61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/execute-draw.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/execute-draw.yml
@@ -21,15 +21,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: latest
 
+      - name: Install dchoose 🔧
+        run: npm install -g dchoose
+
       - name: Make folders if necessary 📁
-        run: mkdir -p draws
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ./recipients_selection/draws
+          mkdir -p ./recipients_selection/lists
 
       - name: Draw 🎲
-        uses: drand/draw-action@v0.0.10
-        with:
-          inputDir: ./lists
-          outputDir: ./draws
-          count: 10
+        working-directory: recipients_selection
+        run: ./draw.sh
+
       - name: Commit 🔐
         run: |
           git config --global user.name $BOT_NAME
diff --git a/recipients_selection/README.md b/recipients_selection/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2fd6fa0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipients_selection/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Recipients selection
+
+This directory contains everything related to the draw process.
+Recipients lists are added to a private repo, their names are salted and
+then the hashed versions get committed (automatically) to files in the
+[./lists](./lists) directory. Once a new hashed recipient list hits the
+main branch of this repo, the
+[github draw action](../.github/workflows/execute-draw.yml) runs the
+[draw.sh](./draw.sh) script. That script filters for lists that don't
+have a corresponding draw, parses the filename for the number of
+recipients to draw from the list, and triggers a draw using
+[drand](https://drand.love). The randomness is not known until after the
+list has been committed to, thus ensuring the selection process cannot
+be biased. The output of that draw is then committed to a corresponding
+file in the [./draws](./draws) directory. These draws are repeatable -
+you can take the hashed recipient list and the corresponding drand
+randomness, and re-run the draw using the
+[dchoose](https://github.com/drand/dchoose) tool to confirm that the
+outputs are the same. For further information on the draw process, check
+out the [Social Income website](https://socialincome.org).
diff --git a/recipients_selection/draw.sh b/recipients_selection/draw.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..20c48182c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipients_selection/draw.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eux -o pipefail
+
+# first we make some temp files to store each dirs contents
+list_file=$(mktemp)
+draw_file=$(mktemp)
+
+# we then list all the files in the list and draw dirs respectively
+$(cd ./lists && find . -type f | sort > "$list_file")
+$(cd ./draws && find . -type f | sort > "$draw_file")
+
+# we compare the contents to find files that exist as lists but not as draws
+remaining_draw_filenames=$(comm -3 "$list_file" "$draw_file" |  awk '{print $1}')
+
+# we then actually run the draw
+while IFS= read -r filename; do
+  # first we strip any leading ./
+  count_to_draw="${filename#./}"
+  # then we extract the number at the start of the filename
+  count_to_draw="${count_to_draw%%-*}"
+
+  # we then perform the draw, and write the output to the draw file
+  dchoose  --count "$count_to_draw" --verbose < "./lists/$filename" > "./draws/$filename"
+done <<< "$remaining_draw_filenames"
+
+# clean up the temp files we created for storing the outputs of `ls`
+rm -rf "$list_file" "$draw_file"
diff --git a/draws/aurora-2023-10-31.txt b/recipients_selection/draws/10-aurora-2023-10-31.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from draws/aurora-2023-10-31.txt
rename to recipients_selection/draws/10-aurora-2023-10-31.txt
diff --git a/draws/testlist b/recipients_selection/draws/2-testlist
similarity index 100%
rename from draws/testlist
rename to recipients_selection/draws/2-testlist
diff --git a/lists/aurora-2023-10-31.txt b/recipients_selection/lists/10-aurora-2023-10-31.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from lists/aurora-2023-10-31.txt
rename to recipients_selection/lists/10-aurora-2023-10-31.txt
diff --git a/lists/testlist b/recipients_selection/lists/2-testlist
similarity index 100%
rename from lists/testlist
rename to recipients_selection/lists/2-testlist