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
Ann
received a $454 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because am able to afford balanced diet for my family and we all sleep on good beddings."
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almost 6 years ago
Janet
received a $473 initial payment.
"The moment I received my first cash transfer, I felt happy because I had never received such an amount of money from any one, not even my government."
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almost 6 years ago
Kupuliano
received a $473 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, my business is now booming because of the support I received from GiveDirectly. Before I received my cash transfer, I had to struggle to maintain my business in motion."
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almost 6 years ago
Janet
received a $473 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that life is less stressfull because I can offset challenging problems with ease."
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almost 6 years ago
Moses
received a $454 second payment.
"I am happy because I have start up money that will enable me construct a house. Had I not received the cash transfer, I would still be worried and wondering where to get money to construct a house."
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almost 6 years ago
Dinah
received a $473 initial payment.
"When I received my cash transfer, I felt happy because I nolonger go out to do casual work in order to make ends meet."
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almost 6 years ago
Evarline
received a $473 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I now have liquid cash that I can use to solve any problem at any time. "
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almost 6 years ago
Margret
received a $473 initial payment.
"The moment I received my cash transfer, I felt happy because I had never received that amount of money in a single day. "
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almost 6 years ago
Florence
received a $454 second payment.
"My life has changed that I acquired a piece of land that I will farm on this coming season. When I start farming on this land I will be able to sell the produce from it that will help sustain the well being of my household and also enable me purchase more farmland."
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almost 6 years ago
Loy
received a $454 second payment.
"My life is different in that my family now sleeps comfortably in under a well roofed house, unlike before the wind had blown off the roof and we had no money to properly fix."
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