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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7 years ago
Goreti
received a $466 third payment.
"I had not cleared school fees for my son in form one. It was a round 2000 KES and therefore when I received my third transfer, I cleared the balance to enable him stay in school and learn. I used the rest of the money to renovate my main house that had started leaking; any time it could rain, I could feel so much stressed being that I have children that should be kept warm."
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7 years ago
Caroline
received a $466 third payment.
"I have a daughter in a secondary school and since I am very motivated to ensure that she learns, and gets the best out of it, I never wanted her to be sent home for school fees while the rest would be learning. To avoid this, I paid for her the whole year fees and spent on a cow that I hope will reproduce to support her in the future as she continues to pursue her dreams!"
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7 years ago
Alice
received a $466 third payment.
"I used to have problem with issues of water since where I live, there is high level of water insecurity due to frequent draught and therefore when I received the third transfer, I spent on a 3000 L water tank that I use for storing water during rainy season and consuming during dry season for my domestic use and household production."
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7 years ago
Christine
received a $466 third payment.
"Initially, I lived in a very tiny house, I never had a cow and a business or any employment and therefore when I received my third transfer, the first thing I did was to construct a bigger house of 25 iron sheets where we currently live more comfortably, secondly I spent on a cow and invested the rest in a general shop that has offered me a source of income that helps me provide for my household basic needs."
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7 years ago
Nancy
received a $466 third payment.
"When I received my third transfer, I spent on a sofa set, a table and a bed. I had nothing in fact, I was sleeping on the floor, sitting on the floor and eating on the floor but currently, things have really changed since besides acquiring the household items, I also run a side a fish shop that generates for us income that enable me to cater for my household basic needs."
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7 years ago
Judith
received a $466 third payment.
"My third transfer has really been a break through in my life; Initially, I lived in a very bad house-it was very dusty and had cracks all over so when I received my third transfer, I plastered the whole it with sand and cement with some part of the money and used the rest to pay school fees for my child in a secondary school who also had a problem with fees."
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7 years ago
Meshack
received a $466 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on mud plastering of my 4 room house for 47,000 KES, as this was a good opportunity for us as a family as we always needed to improve the house but had no funds.I also paid Secondary school for our child for 20,000 KES to enable him learn consistently."
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7 years ago
Pollin
received a $474 initial payment.
" The moment I recieved my first transfer I was very happy knowing that I can now pay for my own treament."
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7 years ago
Bosco
received a $474 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I now sleep comfortably on good new bedings and I also own cattle this has made me a happy settled man, long live Givedirectly."
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7 years ago
Judith
received a $466 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on improving the walls of my house by plastering and applying rough caste ,which I always wanted to do but had no funds until GD supported me, you should come and visit me. I also bought a heifer for our milk in future ."
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