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 5 years ago
Hellen
enrolled.
"Recieving thisoney means I will be able to go back to school.
I concived before I could complete my education so I just had to stay home.
I am hopping that this money will be an opportunity for me to make my future better."
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over 5 years ago
Gaudesia
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to marry for my son a wife.
His wife was withdrawn because he had no money to take care of the bride price needs.
I believe this transfers will be able to support us better.
I also hope to make my house better by way of plastering it."
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over 5 years ago
Daisy
received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"I believe that my life would be different in the next six months. I will have invested the money I normally get from GiveDirectly. This means that I will not be depending on one source of income, therefore, I will have more than one source of income. This will put me in a better place to handle life dynamics. I would rarely lack basic needs and I will be living a happy and ambitious life."
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over 5 years ago
Lawrence
received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in that I shall have been able to buy a piece of land within my home and be able to improve my tea farming as a whole. After buying a piece of land then I can plan on how to build a new house for myself."
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over 5 years ago
Elizabeth
enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will buy a piece of land for my child to inherit in future because I conceived when I was still at school. The man who siered the child rejected the pregnancy and so its me carrying a full burden of the child. The land I'm currently doing agriculture on was just given to me by my parents and not to own. So wigh this money, It will be a great chance for me also to own land. I will also start a business with the remaining money. I am looking at fish mongering as a viable business to sustain my household's income."
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over 5 years ago
Eunice
received a $23 eighth payment.
"I want to save more to get money to join a hairdressing course in Bondo Town. I want to be able to have multiple ways of generating income for my family. I am planning to save these transfers to pay for my child's school fees as I transferred the child from public school to private one."
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over 5 years ago
Hajjira
enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will pay for our children's school because they are in private schools. We decided to take them to private schools because they teach well though its expensive in terms of payment. So this money will help relieve that burden partly. I will also start a cattle selling business to sustain the family's basic needs like Education, proper feeding, medical care and other necessities."
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over 5 years ago
Kadzo
received a $544 initial payment.
"The money that I received helped me in giving my hotel a facelift by buying new equipment that has generally improved our services and general presentation of our meals. This was not in vain as I have seen a tremendous increase in the number of our customers which means more income. My daily life has greatly changed because now, I am able to achieve some of my life long dreams such as opening another restaurant which was not possible before due to financial difficulties."
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over 5 years ago
Wilter
received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"My life shall have changed significantly in the positive direction over the next six months. By this time, I shall have leased a land and put it under cultivation. The proceeds from farming will also enable me to buy a cow and do other smaller family investments going forward."
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over 5 years ago
Mercy
received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I would have saved some money to buy my own land and build rental houses and be my own boss."
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