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
Benta
received a $493 second payment.
"GiveDirectly gives money while other NGOs give material things."
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over 8 years ago
Benta
received a $99 initial payment.
"My son scored a good grade in secondary school, I therefore hope to send him to the university and use the transfer to pay his fees."
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over 8 years ago
Beatrice
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy cement and cement the floor and wall, of my house, construct a kitchen and buy some chicken for keeping."
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over 8 years ago
Loice
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to build a larger house because my current house is too small. I'm also planning to invest the remaining portion in livestock."
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over 8 years ago
Dickson
received a $99 initial payment.
"I hope to buy ironsheet and timber and use them to extend my house and make it more spacious. I also plan to construct a pit latrine and buy a cow for keeping."
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over 8 years ago
Samwel
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to use a portion of the transfer to farm my land. I'm also planning to build a new iron roofed house because my current house is too old."
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over 8 years ago
Shellah
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to cement the floor of my house because it is earth and laborious to repair more often. I'm also planning to complete my pit latrine with the remaining amount."
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over 8 years ago
Jane
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy ironsheet, timber, and nails and build an iron roofed house. I also plan to buy seats to furnish my house."
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over 8 years ago
Pamela
received a $493 second payment.
"GiveDirectly gives directly while other NGOs have a lot of middlemen."
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over 8 years ago
Mathew
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my business is booming."
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