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 6 years ago
Dominic
received a $195 initial payment.
"Before I received money from GD, I was involved in many criminal activities such as attacking people at night in the estate or stealing electric wires from people's homes for sale in order to make money. This was very dangerous as we were constantly being hunted by the police who were ready to shoot us if caught. The wires that we stole also put our lives at risk because electrocution is always a possibility in such cases. I am glad to report that I have left all these behind and now fully concentrate on my business."
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over 6 years ago
Marijan
received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that I can now travel at any time and on time. Before I had to look around for transport and even get delayed to reach my place of work."
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over 6 years ago
Isaac
received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that I now will have enough food since I now own bulls which have helped ploughing my gardens unlike before I used to wait for other people to finish cultivating their gardens before they could help me with the bulls."
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over 6 years ago
Dinah
received a $453 second payment.
"I have a lot of happiness in my life because of these transfers. These money has enabled me construct a house even though I was supposed to go for a medical operation which I denounced in Jesus's name in order for me to build my house."
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over 6 years ago
Janepher
received a $22 seventh payment.
"I would want to build a new house for myself because right now I live in my in-laws house and I do not feel so comfortable being there right now. Building my own house will be a big step towards improving my life."
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over 6 years ago
Catherine
received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I have got gardens which I plan to farm my crops when the season for planting starts. I could not have got this gardens now if I never received the transfer since I was just starting life a fresh "I came back to my parent's home" after my marriage had failed."
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over 6 years ago
Sarah
received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that there is a great change in my lifestyle as I am able to dress, feed and sleep well."
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over 6 years ago
Florence
received a $453 second payment.
"There was no another way I would acquire Livestock, pay school fees for my school going Children, Buy household items such as Clothes and Utensils if it wasn't of Give Directly. It's through Give Directly that I own all the above mentioned items which has greatly changed my life."
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over 6 years ago
Sarah
received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that I now have a peace of mind because I was able to pay for my son's tuition with the cash transfer I received from GD, hence I feel OK unlike before , my pressure used to go high because I would worry about where I was going to get money to pay for my children's school fees."
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over 6 years ago
Moses
received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I have built an iron roofed house with this transfer that I couldn't have built had I not received it."
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