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
Steller
received a $445 initial payment.
"When I learnt that I had received my token transfers, I felt very excited and we turned on our radio and danced as an expression of joy."
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over 6 years ago
Teddy
received a $445 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I am now stress free because I have paid my child's tuition and also have hopes of finishing our house since I have bought most of the necessary items for completing it."
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over 6 years ago
Joyce
received a $445 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, Since the time I took my child for treatment with GD transfers, she has never fallen sick again hence there is less stress to us the parents."
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over 6 years ago
Fatuma
received a $445 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have less stress than ever before, I can now take my child for treatment any time because my business is generating money that can sustain our family on a daily basis."
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over 6 years ago
Peter
received a $445 initial payment.
"I felt a lot of joy a round me and shared with my wife and parents."
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over 6 years ago
Edisa
received a $445 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I can now afford different dietary meals, meet medical bills for my family members and above all, there is less stress on paying tuition for my children."
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over 6 years ago
Pamela
received a $475 third payment.
"The pain of a parent is when you cannot afford to give your child what he/she needs due to lack of money hence , I spent my third transfer on building a beatiful traditional house for my son and now he no longer has to worry of insecurities that he my encounter while walking at night in search for a place to sleep . Today his happy and the smile on his face every morning gives me an assuarity that I made the right decision to my son. Thanks to GiveDirectly."
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over 6 years ago
Rosemary
received a $496 third payment.
"I spent part of my third transfer on buying stock for a beverage business which I was planning to start unfortunately my spouse got ill and I had to pause the project for a while . I also paid school fees for my two children who were in high school."
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over 6 years ago
Simon
received a $234 initial payment.
"Currently my daily life is different in that I have paid off dowry and now I am traditionally married unlike before the transfer was sent this dream used to look like impossible due to the little income that I get , couldn't be enough to save up and do such a project."
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over 6 years ago
Wilson
received a $23 fourth payment.
"Currently my life is different since getting three meals in a day that used to seem like a luxury has come to pass and now I am able to get daily food with ease since I alsonspent most of my tranfers to cultivate my farm and the yeilds I have harvested are fairly enough to feed on. "
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