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
Lezebeth
received a $5 initial payment.
"I am planning to use the next transfer on purchasing maize seeds and start poultry farming and clothing for my kids."
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over 6 years ago
John
received a $254 initial payment.
"I have a cow which is almost giving birth and this makes me happy because I will have two at ago. I was able to help my grandchild pay development money in time and I have been eating well."
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over 6 years ago
Lona
received a $236 initial payment.
"I would want to plaster my house because I am tired of smearing."
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over 6 years ago
Norah
received a $477 third payment.
"Its with the greatest honour that I spent my third transfer on building a traditional house for my son . I can say its the biggest gift that I as his mother has given unto him since he and the rest of his siblings no longer have go look for sleeping places at their neighbor's .The remaining transfer I spent on expanding my house into a spacious one ."
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over 6 years ago
Milka
received a $477 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on building a spacious three roomed house and now my family and I have enough space to spend quality family time together which wasn't the case before the transfer as the previous house too small . "
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over 6 years ago
Lorna
received a $477 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on cementing the internal walls of my house and I no longer get expose to dust which I did when I was living in my previous mud house that lead to respiratory infections on my family members recurrently .I also bought a cupboard and a goat with the remaining transfer ."
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over 6 years ago
Domnick
received a $477 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying 14 goats some of them have already reproduced .I also paid my school fees errears in the university of eldoret and now I am through with school of which at the moment I am carrying out on intership in a nearby school .I am thankful to GiveDirectly for the cash transfer project ."
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over 6 years ago
Jane
received a $477 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on cementing my house into a semi -permanent one and now I no longer have to smear my house most frequently like before while living in a mud house which was expensive , at the same time it has reduced the rate of insect infestation in my house . "
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over 6 years ago
Joseph
received a $477 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer expanding my house into a spacious house that accommodates my family members comfortably .I also bought household items such as a matress , a cupboard and a sofa set seat with the remaining amount of money ."
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over 6 years ago
Robert
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is the struggle i go through with my wife in order to pay school fees for our children. I do not have a stable source of income hence i struggle alot in order to provide for my family. It always make me sad Whenever my children are sent home for school fees."
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