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
Peter
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is when i lost my wife and she left behind very young children, so am struggling with the children because my financial stand is bad."
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over 6 years ago
Martine
enrolled.
"My current hardship is lack of a wife. I want to marry so that I become a complete man."
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over 6 years ago
Jeniffer
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is how to pay my children's school fees and feeding."
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over 6 years ago
George
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means business expansion. I plan to increase my stock of automobile and also invest in farming. "
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over 6 years ago
Paul
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life was being unable to pursue my studies to a higher level. This has hindered me from getting well paying jobs like my neighbors. I can not afford to live up to my family's expectations. "
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over 6 years ago
Janeth
received a $546 initial payment.
"The biggest difference is that now we have good bedding's and that we can now get to sleep very well."
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over 6 years ago
Harriet
received a $450 second payment.
"I would not have completed the construction of my house if i had not received a transfer from Give Directly, So my life has changed gradually."
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over 6 years ago
Julius
received a $546 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that these transfers have enabled me to buy adequate food unlike earlier when we used to take tea for lunch.I and my family have bought clothing that we never imagined could afford and I also bought an ox which will boost my farming through oxen ploughing."
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over 6 years ago
Paulo
received a $546 initial payment.
"The biggest difference is that I would have raised a huge amount to spent the way I spent. I had lot of stress paying school fees but now am stress free since I got support from GiveDirectly."
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over 6 years ago
Mathews
received a $546 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a more spacious house. At least my family is comfortable."
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