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
Michael
received a $546 initial payment.
"I felt so happy when I received money from GiveDirectly as I have never held such amount of money before."
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over 6 years ago
Susan
received a $23 seventh payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have started building the permanent house for family. My chuildren are really longing to have an experience of the house."
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over 6 years ago
Rose
received a $546 initial payment.
"The moment I received money from GiveDirectly, I was so happy. I was glad for having received free money and being that it was unconditional made me so happy."
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over 6 years ago
Francisca
received a $23 seventh payment.
"I would want to boost my business by adding more stock."
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over 6 years ago
Benter
received a $546 initial payment.
"The moment I received money from GiveDirectly, I was so happy. I have never handled that kind of amount before."
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over 6 years ago
Brian
received a $23 eighth payment.
"My life will have changed in the next months in that I will always have enough food for myself. I will be in a position to buy using transfer or even using the farm produce I get from the farming that I engage in using this transfers."
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over 6 years ago
Zura
received a $459 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have got a peace of mind, because am able to provide for my family and my children's health status have improved, because they eat a balanced diet. Am in position to hire more acres of land to cultivate crops for my family."
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over 6 years ago
Joyce
received a $45 third payment.
"My life currently is different since I have been able to buy some chicken and my children have not been sent back home to fetch school fees."
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over 6 years ago
Christine
received a $459 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that, I have got my oxen that are to plough my farm in time, and am hoping to hire the oxen out to generate income, that will enable me provide for the needs of my family."
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over 6 years ago
Jonah
received a $23 seventh payment.
"I expect my life to change in that I will have bought a water tank."
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