GDLive Newsfeed
We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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over 8 years ago
Quinter
received a $493 second payment.
"Other organizations gives the help through their field officers who take it for themselves but GiveDirectly gives the cash directly to the recipients."
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over 8 years ago
Consilata
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I will not be smearing my house with mud after cementing."
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over 8 years ago
Guoma
received a $493 second payment.
"Other NGOs only enroll people who are already having some source of income, while GD enrolls the poor people in the community."
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over 8 years ago
Pamela
received a $493 second payment.
"Am now having no stress because I've"
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over 8 years ago
Janes
received a $493 second payment.
"I have been able to fully pay school fees for my child joining college and this has given me great relief."
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over 8 years ago
Monica
received a $493 second payment.
"Am no longer worried or stressed of how to generate income because I now have my small businesses."
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over 8 years ago
Jane
received a $493 second payment.
"My house fell a day after receiving the first lumpsum because it was in a bad state and thanks to GD I managed to build a new descent house."
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over 8 years ago
Ludia
received a $493 second payment.
"Transfers from GD comes to us directly to our phones while those from other Ngos pass through the hands of many people that raise conflicts."
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over 8 years ago
Emilly
received a $493 second payment.
"Previously I had an 8 iron sheets house which couldn't fit my family but now I have a 30 iron sheets house which is spacious and can accommodate my whole family."
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over 8 years ago
Linet
received a $493 second payment.
"I was almost being auctioned because of the loan I had which I had not paid but thanks to GD I managed to settle the loan on time."
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