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
Emmaculate
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer borrow chairs when I have visitors because I now have my own decent seats. Am also hopeful of having a more spacious house that'll accommodate me well with my visitors, unlike now that I have to ask my neighbours to accommodate my visitors."
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over 7 years ago
Anatasia
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life daily life is that I have manage to build a sanitary pit -toilet hence I no longer direct my visitors to my neighbor's toilet and I can say that my household's personal hygiene has also improve positively.I have also bought the necessary building materials and I am hopeful that I will accomplish my goal of fencing my homestead to enhance the security of my properties and the commencement of some of my pending developmental projects like rearing chicken for commercial purposes."
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over 7 years ago
Vincent
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that am now very hopeful of getting better yields from my farm for a better income now that I've done large scale farming compared to the previous periods when I used to do small scale farming. Am also happy that am finally going to finish fencing my home that I had started but left it half way because I never had the finances to complete the fencing."
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over 7 years ago
Judith
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my son has been able to stay in school and not be sent away like was the norm then. I am happy and grateful to GiveDirectly for making my son's life so easy. "
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over 7 years ago
Florence
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I felt absolutely happy. In fact I immediately made it to the nearby trading center to purchase corns for family consumption since I had none in the house and was wondering where to get my family the daily bread."
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over 7 years ago
Caroline
received a $484 second payment.
"Being self- employed is the biggest difference I have regained in my daily life since I have started my own tailoring business which has double my household's income hence I am no longer worried of hustling for causal jobs around the village which at times are never promising."
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over 7 years ago
Dorcas
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that am now having my own compound which I built with the first transfer then built a better house with the second transfer, I no longer wonder with my husband within the village begging for a place to stay as before because I now have my own compound, this is the greatest blessing I've got in my entire life! Thanks to GiveDirectly."
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over 7 years ago
Patricia
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money I felt honored since I could meet some very pressing needs immediately; It happens that our child who is a Secondary school student had been sent away due to fee non-payment, and he was meanwhile engaged in Casual work with me just to raise some money, but with GD money he could go back to school again, thank you very much."
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over 7 years ago
Ruth
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children no longer go to sleep in a neighbour's home as before because they now have their own house, this is a great achievement in my life because it's something that I have longed for since I built my own compound five years ago. Thanks to GiveDirectly."
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over 7 years ago
Carolyne
received a $484 second payment.
"Biggest difference in my daily life is building my dream house,thank you GD for changing my life."
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