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
Kagoya
received a $465 initial payment.
"The biggest in my life is that I now own some animals and my home looks good"
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over 6 years ago
Mwasiiti
received a $465 initial payment.
"I felt very happy and knew my dream has finally come true, I had always wanted to build a house but I had no money, so when GD sent me this money it was a dream come true"
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over 6 years ago
Michael
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means a financial aid that will help propel my development plans. This money will contribute positively towards alleviating me from abject poverty."
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over 6 years ago
Felix
received a $45 third payment.
"My life is currently different from the way it would have been had I not received money from GD in that I now have skills in welding and I believe in the near future I'll have perfected my skills at it."
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over 6 years ago
Anjelina
received a $253 second payment.
"I have no new goals."
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over 6 years ago
Elijah
received a $23 seventh payment.
"In the next six months I expect to have constructed a spacious house."
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over 6 years ago
Boaz
received a $546 initial payment.
"Biggest difference right now is that I have now have a good house which I never had before. I also bought a new sofa-set that I will be using to seat comfortably together with my visitors whenever they pay me a visit."
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over 6 years ago
Stephen
received a $235 initial payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have constructed my house, so I won't have to sleep in people's houses."
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over 6 years ago
Janet
received a $546 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is my economic status which has improved. I was able to pay debt and my business is bigger and better. I am stress-free; I used to worry and be anxious due to lack of funds yet many needs. I am now happy and at peace courtesy of the funds from GiveDirectly that met the needs in a sufficient manner."
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over 6 years ago
Mercy
received a $476 third payment.
"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on cementing my house into a semi - permanent one . I also installed eletricity in my house of which I use to make my neighbors hairs for pay hence that makes my source of income upto date . "
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