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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almost 4 years ago
Enelesi
received a $336 second payment.
"Everything was okay and I did not see anything wrong with the program."
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almost 4 years ago
Patuma
received a $336 second payment.
"i now have enough food and the capacity to build my own house."
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almost 4 years ago
Patuma
received a $336 second payment.
"am now happy and with less stress to find food."
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almost 4 years ago
Busina
received a $336 second payment.
"My house will be built from the fund and i am very happy and my family is very happy"
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almost 4 years ago
Mike
received a $336 second payment.
"it is providing us money that is giving us the capacity to afford and do what we have always wanted to do."
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almost 4 years ago
Purity
received a $484 second payment.
"In my opinion, GiveDirctly did well in all the sectors. The money was sent directly to our mobile phones which reduced the cases of theft and bribery. Also, the registration was free and fair and the exercise impressed everyone in my village, therefore I do not see any part that this organization failed us."
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almost 4 years ago
Jumwa
received a $501 second payment.
"I spent part of my second transfer on paying school fees for my children who are both in college, secondary and primary schools. This has really been frustrating me for quite a long time because the balance was so huge and I had no idea where I would get the required fees for them to proceed with their studies since my spouse is jobless and we mostly depended on the well-wishers. With the remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family and other household items for my family."
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almost 4 years ago
Mwenda
received a $484 second payment.
"In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well in reducing the poverty that we were in. Through the unconditional transfers, we can attest that our lives have changed drastically. At least we can now afford the very basic necessities to life like food and good shelter without struggle. We also own livestock which are part of our precious assets. I do not see anything that GiveDirectly does not do well."
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almost 4 years ago
Festus
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means a stable source of income. I have been aspiring to start my own business and live a decent life. I have been doing house construction work within the village which is hard to come and when I get one, I earn a meager wage of Ksh 300 a day. Due to this, I intend to start poultry farming as a business. I am planning to spend Ksh 30,000 of the transfer to start me off."
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almost 4 years ago
Selly
enrolled.
"Payment of school fees for my five kids has been so tough that I have been surviving by writing commitment letter(s) to their respective schools. I usually ensure that I honour all these through toiling on casual jobs that I get. Receiving this money means that I will be able to offset the remaining school fees balance for my kids and also cussion myself by paying for the upcoming academic year. I will use the remaining balance to buy one dairy cattle to supplement my family with milk."
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