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 7 years ago
Jeremia
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is owning livestock and being able to eat well unlike before."
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over 7 years ago
Justine
received a $97 initial payment.
"I received my money in the evening while resting at home and though shocked because I thought my luck had run out, I was very excited."
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over 7 years ago
Florence
received a $97 initial payment.
"I was overjoyed when I received my money it was like a good luck that evening and I went and withdrew part of it to buy our dinner."
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over 7 years ago
Mary
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is having a comfortable place for cooking and putting up a shelter over my son's head."
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over 7 years ago
Mildred
received a $466 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on house construction materials in readiness for building (40,000 KES),a bag of dry corn (5,400 KES) and miscellaneous household expenses . "
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over 7 years ago
Rosemary
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt so relieved because we had no food at all in the house and I also had no money to buy food. My family was facing serious starvation, but Give Directly transfer came in to assist. Thank you so much Give Directly."
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over 7 years ago
Caren
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt relieved because I was going to afford food for my family, which had become so expensive and hard for me to get."
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over 7 years ago
Dominic
received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt really excited the moment I saw the M-pesa message that I had received the money. I exclaimed with joy and shared the good news with my wife, and we immediately headed to the shopping center to withdraw and bought the iron sheets for our kitchen."
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over 7 years ago
Vincent
received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt extremely excited the moment I received my money, because it was opening up an opportunity for me to get a new bigger house for my family, which I had yearned for for so long."
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over 7 years ago
Caren
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt excited because I was not sure that Give Directly would actually send the money to us, as they pledged. "
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