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 6 years ago
Robert
received a $452 second payment.
"My life is different than if I had not received GiveDirectly cash transfer in that, I do not struggle a lot to look for tuition for my children because with this support, there is food security in my household. Before receiving this cash transfer, I used to do a lot of farming and sell part of the produce for paying tuition leaving the family with little food hence famine."
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almost 6 years ago
Joyce
received a $452 second payment.
"My life is now different in that, I have been able to construct for myself a permanent house. In the past, I used to sleep under a very old thatched house that always leaked whenever it rained."
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almost 6 years ago
Mary
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will have bought a cow for the purpose of rearing and milking. I have always had a desire to rear a cow but I lacked resources to purchase the cow. With my transfers I will be able to bring this dream to life thanks to GD."
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almost 6 years ago
Lewnora
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will be a known vegetable seller within my community and even in the surrounding villages. This will mean more customers which will result to an increase in revenue. I see myself doing large scale vegetable farming."
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almost 6 years ago
Conslate
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months with the income from the tailoring business, I am planning to build a better and bigger house for my family. So far I have been able to buy a few materials towards the project. I am doing so to improve our living standards. Currently, we live in not so comfortable house. It leaks when it rains and it is a little bit small for my family of six."
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almost 6 years ago
Anna
enrolled.
"This transfers I will use for building ironroofed house. My family sleeps in a poorly constructed grassthatched roof that some times leaks."
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almost 6 years ago
Simon
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for buying oxen and ox-plough that I will be using to facilitate early cultivation of crops."
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almost 6 years ago
Rebecca
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change a lot in the next six months. This is because I will be having adequate and clean water in my household. I will be harvest and store rainwater in the tank. Moreover, I will be connected to the hydroelectric grid. Subsequently, I will be enjoying sufficient light and electric energy that will be used to run various appliances including radion. Still, I will acquire a television to remain updated and entertained. Indeed, I find myself leading a fantastic life come six months from now."
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almost 6 years ago
Mercy
received a $550 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness since my family now have enough food. This is because I was able to buy five sacks of maize and we now take three meals a day unlike before. This has relieved me from the burden of moving from one house to another looking for some work to do."
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almost 6 years ago
Mercy
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have joined a college in order to further my studies. With this, I will be sure that my life will change since when I will have completed my studies, I have confidence that I will secure a well-paying job. This will enable me to gather for all my family needs."
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