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
Hellen
received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because before, it was hard for me to afford even food, but now, I am happy to be having food and feed better. "
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almost 6 years ago
Immaculate
received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I am very happy to acquire household items I didn't have and an iron sheet roofed house. "
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almost 6 years ago
Nickson
received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that I now have a good house and my family sleeps comfortably. Unlike before, My grass thatched hut would lick when ever it rains and it would force stand us to stand until when it stops raining."
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almost 6 years ago
Rose
received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I'm very happy and stress free because I settled the school fee debt I had and my children have got their reports which were held up at school. They are happy because they now know how they performed last year. Secondly I'm also feeling better because I'm able to get treatment. Some of my children would have dropped out of school if I never received my transfer."
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almost 6 years ago
Christine
received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I had never recieved the transfer in that, I am well off financially as I can afford what ever I want. Before, my life was very miserable."
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almost 6 years ago
Michael
received a $471 initial payment.
"Happiness is the greatest change in my life because I will be able to pay school fees for my children. I have three children in secondary education and three in primary section attending private schools and I was so burdened by school fees.
My son whom I was unable to pay fees for last year will also resume this year."
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almost 6 years ago
Stella
received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, am living happily ech day because am no longer stressed over how to settle the needs of my family."
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almost 6 years ago
Bosco
received a $460 second payment.
"My life is different in that I now get milk from the cow I bought with the Give Directly money. I also have my own oxen and ox-plough which will facilitate me to plough in time."
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almost 6 years ago
Dinah
received a $471 initial payment.
"I felt so happy when I saw the message from Give Directly indicating receipt of money.
Since I have been having farming challenges due to luck of oxen, I was delighted that I'm going to use this transfer buy my oxen which will enable me farm on time hence improved harvest."
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almost 6 years ago
Richard
received a $453 second payment.
"My life different in that, now I'm happy because the burdens I had in my life have reduced. Before I had a lot of burdens and I did not even expect that I would pay off my wife's dowry easily. It would have been hard for me if I never received my transfer."
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