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
Regina
received a $235 initial payment.
"I expect to see many changes in the next six months but the major one is to see our house complete."
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over 6 years ago
Rose
received a $45 third payment.
"I do not have any new but to concentrate on constructing a decent house."
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over 6 years ago
Charles
received a $546 initial payment.
"I am now able to eat comfortably as opposed to how I used to do it before. I now have money to run my errands."
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over 6 years ago
Sarah
received a $546 initial payment.
"I now have some cash from the sale of sugarcane that we made to the factory. I also have a plan to get a house for my family, something that we have yearned for in the past."
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over 6 years ago
Charles
received a $45 third payment.
"In the next six months I expect to have constructed an iron roof kitchen to replece the one thta burnt down."
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over 6 years ago
Monicah
received a $546 initial payment.
"At the moment, my husband wants to build a new house for the family and also start a small scale business that will help the entire house as we move into the future."
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over 6 years ago
Mercy
received a $23 seventh payment.
"I expect my life to change in that I will have finished building my house."
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over 6 years ago
Reuben
received a $23 seventh payment.
"I expect my life to change in that I will have opened a shop."
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over 6 years ago
Christine
received a $546 initial payment.
"I was so excited when I received GiveDirectly transfer. I have never received funds like those in my life. It is rare for women in my area to be in charge of funds in their homesteads and it is a new dawn for us. We feel empowered. I was so happy and grateful to receive the transfer."
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over 6 years ago
Sheila
received a $23 seventh payment.
"I expect my life to change in that I will have built my kitchen."
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