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
Charles
received a $476 initial payment.
"The only biggest difference in my life is that my thoughts are now clear and focused. I nolonger have any worries about where to get money to look after myself."
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over 6 years ago
Florence
received a $476 initial payment.
"I was very happy that moment when I received the money. "
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over 6 years ago
Pascal
enrolled.
"When i get the money, i will start a business that will generate some income for me to go back to school."
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over 6 years ago
Erukana
enrolled.
"It is sickness. I developed a problem with my spine which limits me in doing my normal work."
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over 6 years ago
Samuel
enrolled.
"The biggest challenge is that I lack enough cash to sort out my family problems "
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over 6 years ago
Christine
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship which I have faced in my life is hardship in paying school fees for my children and sleeping in grassthacth house ."
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over 6 years ago
Alice
enrolled.
"My heart has been longing to have something that I don't have in my house. Receiving this money will help me get these desires that I have always had, like buying house utensils and improving my house."
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over 6 years ago
Marcella
enrolled.
"I have been desiring to start my own business of buying and selling maize. Receiving this money means I will soon be my own boss and I will be able to generate more income and cater for my family's needs comfortably."
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over 6 years ago
George
received a $45 second payment.
"I always thought purchasing a solar lamp was very expensive and I could not afford,but when I received the money,I managed to buy one. I also separated the kitchen from he main house and I do not have to get disturbed by the smoke firewood produces. These are the differences I have in my current life were it not for the money I received from GiveDirectly."
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over 6 years ago
Nankwanga
received a $476 initial payment.
"The difference is that now I have hope of building a house than before."
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