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
Geofrey
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i am facing is sleeping in a leaking house.
It really gets worse when it say in the night, we just have to stand."
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7 years ago
Samuel
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i am facing is sickness.
I have got a kidney problem which also requires medical attention. "
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7 years ago
Michael
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means i will be able to buy oxen and an ox plough to better my agricultural productivity. "
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7 years ago
Elizabeth
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i face is lack of money to purchase land for cultivation. This makes my family realized little or no harvests every year, hence I have bitting hunger ."
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7 years ago
Joyce
received a $470 initial payment.
"My life is now much better and I am very happy because Givedirectly helped me to renovate my house which I sleep in. Before this support, I was sleeping in a leaking house with old Iron sheets which I was able to replace and my house is now conducive."
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7 years ago
Roseline
received a $466 third payment.
"I used my last transfer to build a house I used to live in a house that was small and the roof was worn out so I bought iron sheets, steel doors steel windows, timber for building and other building materials to finish up the project. The remaining money I used to buy a sheep to rear."
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7 years ago
Jenipha
received a $483 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer paying school fees for my two children one in college taking a course in teaching, another in a technical training college and the other in secondary school."
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7 years ago
Beatrice
received a $465 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer buying building materials that I used to build a new house in my own compound. I have moved away from my father-in-law's compound. The remaining I spent on buying livestock for rearing and food too for my family consumes."
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7 years ago
Siprose
received a $483 third payment.
"I used my last transfer to pay school fees for my child who is in high school and I also took part of the money to use it to build a house I used to live in the compound of my father in law and this used to bring quarrels and disagreements in the family, the rest of the money I used to buy uniform for his small brother and bought some other small items for the household."
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7 years ago
Nelly
received a $465 third payment.
"I used my last transfer to pay fees for my children one who is college doing theater arts and another one just joined high school the last transfer came in in the time when all of them were joining their various schools the rest of the transfer I used for our daily needs."
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