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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5 years ago
Joash
received a $22 twenty-first payment.
"In the next six months, I am looking forward to having increased my production and the revenue margins would have also increased leading to a good turnover. I desire to see the poultry project boom. This way my income will be guaranteed."
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5 years ago
Esther
received a $22 seventeenth payment.
"In the next six months, my stay in school will be interesting and good since I have support from both my parents and GD. I am looking forward to having a beautiful college life."
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5 years ago
Glorine
received a $39 fourteenth payment.
"I am running a business on second-hand clothes which I feel is not doing as well as I thought it would, so I am thinking of starting an extra business on foodstuff for extra income. It can take as long as a month or more to clear a new stock for the clothes that I sell but foodstuff must be sold within the day meaning that I will be having a daily income for my daily needs."
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5 years ago
Florence
received a $22 twenty-second payment.
"I have always wanted to have a cow in my homestead. I am looking at a probability of owning one in the next six months if every aspect remains constants. That is, with the GD transfers streaming in every month added to the income from the farm produce then I can comfortably buy a cow for rearing and harvesting milk."
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5 years ago
Joshua
received a $22 twenty-second payment.
"I had not plastered the walls of my new house, so I hope in the next six months it will be a done deal. A plastered house beautifies the house and makes cleaning easier. Besides that, I am certain that my son will be in school with zero fee balances."
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5 years ago
Rael
received a $39 fourteenth payment.
"I did not have any source of income before I started receiving the transfers which forced me to always depend on my husband financially. This limited my financial decisions because it was impossible to budget on what I was not certain I would be given. The difference in my life currently is that I am financially independent because I was able to start a doughnuts business when I started receiving the transfers where I earn a daily income. It also feels great to be able to assist in paying the household bills and taking off some burden off my husband."
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5 years ago
Hamisi
received a $542 initial payment.
"I was preparing to start my day's activities early that morning when a neighbour came and asked me to read a message on her phone. We are always close and she trusted me with her everything. Since she never went to school she couldn't comprehend what the message was all about. Before I could even start reading her message, I also received a notification on my phone. To my surprise, the messages were the same. They all came from Give Directly indicating that they had sent us our first transfer. I shared the message with her and she couldn't believe it at first. We were all happy as we began our day"
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5 years ago
Jackline
received a $542 initial payment.
"I was really stressed about where to get enough capital to bring my business back to life once again. However, When I saw the transfer notification early in the morning from GiveDirectly, it brought great joy to me and my family. I knew that I would now revive my business again. I thank them for the help."
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5 years ago
Amos
received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"I am planning to start an income-generating income. This idea came after I visited a friend of mine who is running a poultry project. I got a few ideas on how to do it and since its not an intensive work, I would start it and let my mother run it while I am away studying. My expectation, therefore, is to have this project running. The proceeds from this project will help me with my school fees and other requirements and also have an asset under my name. Rich people are made of such, and that is what I intend to be!"
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5 years ago
Jacob
received a $45 seventeenth payment.
"In the next six months, I know I will have cleared this years fees arrears. I will continue paying my fees arrears on a monthly basis as I have done with previous transfers. My parents will also help me as we agreed and as they have always done when they receive their transfers. I am glad my dream of finishing college will soon come true because of GD transfers."
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