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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6 years ago
Grace
received a $464 initial payment.
"I became very happy for receiving money from Give Directly"
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6 years ago
Dinah
received a $464 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my life daily life is that, I have got things which I needed in my life like a bull which help me plough and 3 gardens for farming which I did not have before."
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6 years ago
Betty
received a $23 eighth payment.
"I would want to have to 2 MPESA agents."
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6 years ago
Winny
received a $23 fourth payment.
"My life is different in that I'm able to study full time at school because I have cleared school fees and I have textbooks to use."
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6 years ago
Waiswa
received a $446 second payment.
"my life is different than it would have been if i did not receive the transfer in a way that now i have what i used not to have like a plot of land and i am building a house"
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6 years ago
Loy
received a $464 initial payment.
"I felt so happy that time i saw money in my phone and started praying to God. I kept calm as well and thanked GD for liberating me from poverty."
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6 years ago
Pelina
received a $464 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I'm now happy and stress free because I hope to hire gardens,people to work in gardens and also buy bulls for ploughing."
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6 years ago
James
received a $23 eighth payment.
"I will have enough food that can keep the family afloat for a long period, the excess can be sold out in exchange of cash."
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6 years ago
Mukyala
received a $446 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if i never received the transfer in a way that i am now happy, people consult me on how i got the transfer and this makes me feel proud , i sleep in my own house something which i only used to dream about. Generally i am very happy with my children"
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6 years ago
Namayaanja
received a $446 second payment.
"I renovated my house and now I am living a good life than it was before give directly came in our community."
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