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
Ruth
received a $496 second payment.
"I have been longing for a water tank which have bought. I also have a good bed and mattress which I did not have before."
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over 8 years ago
Mary
received a $496 second payment.
"GD is targeting the poor while other NGOs have their own interests which is not necessarily the poor."
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over 8 years ago
Rosemary
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that I don't have money to buy materials for my business and it's really making life difficult."
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over 8 years ago
Grace
enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that I am taking my children to school which will benefit them in the future."
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over 8 years ago
Grace
received a $496 second payment.
"I was living in a very small house which had mat walls and just two iron sheets on the roof, but now I live in a bigger house which is spacious enough for my family and our belongings."
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over 8 years ago
David
received a $496 second payment.
"Am now having a good house that can accommodate visitors and"
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over 8 years ago
Kennedy
received a $496 second payment.
"It's very hard for the beneficiaries in other organization to connect directly with the main office and talk to an officer as it happens with GiveDirectly because the other organizations are full of corrupt middle men."
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over 8 years ago
Alice
received a $496 second payment.
"GD is more reliable than other Ngos in our community. They act according to their promises."
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over 8 years ago
Caroline
received a $496 second payment.
"The other NGOs enroll only girl children while GD includes everyone. "
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over 8 years ago
Pamella
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to construct a kiosk next to the road for selling vegetables. I also plan to clear school fees arrears for my children. "
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