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
Reuben
enrolled.
"Receiving this money is going to uplift me from poverty. I am going to use it to repair my house and the remaining to start poultry farming which will be my main source of income in the near future. I'm so happy to be a beneficiary of Give directly."
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6 years ago
Anna
received a $459 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness knowing I am going to be sleeping in an iron roofed house. "
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6 years ago
Augustine
received a $459 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy. "
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6 years ago
Rehema
received a $459 initial payment.
"The moment I recieved my money, I was so happy. "
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6 years ago
David
received a $459 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy that i couldn't wait for the night to end so I can go and withdraw. "
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6 years ago
Susan
received a $459 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy to extent of losing sleep. "
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6 years ago
David
received a $253 second payment.
"I would have stabilize my fish business hence I will have an increase in daily income thus I will be in a position to well and stay a more happy life."
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6 years ago
David
received a $23 eighth payment.
"In the next six months I would expect us not to be buying food anymore as we will focus more on farming."
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6 years ago
Elizabeth
received a $23 eighth payment.
"I would expect to grow healthier and stronger."
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6 years ago
George
received a $459 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness because I have never held such an amount of money. "
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