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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almost 8 years ago
Mary
received a $484 second payment.
"Before I started receiving transfers from Give Directly, I was terribly rained on. My household members could succumb to frequent illnesses related to cold. The house was very leaky but when I received the money and built a better one, I realized that things changed; no heavy down pour penetrates my roof and again we sleep warmly and more comfortably with less cases of disease outbreaks."
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almost 8 years ago
Anjelina
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, am now at peace and no longer stressed on how to get food for my family since I have a sack of maize for consumption and a little money to buy food."
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almost 8 years ago
Gift
received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt very happy, It was such a great feeling we were all excited as a family."
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almost 8 years ago
Caroline
received a $484 second payment.
"I have two children in secondary school who had a huge balance in school but thanks to Gd I managed to clear the fee balance. This has given them ample time to study without being spending a lot of time at home due to school fee. This is the biggest difference in my daily life."
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almost 8 years ago
Peres
received a $484 second payment.
"Before I started receiving transfers from Give Directly, I could always stay with my son at home while the rest could be in school learning, which affected his performance and affected us with lots of stress too but when I started receiving transfers, I have been able to clear school fees even one year a head, and due to this, I have acquired a stress-free kind of life and I expect his performance to improve . This is the notable difference I can mention in my daily life."
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almost 8 years ago
Fredrick
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l am now staying in a very stable house where l do not need to worry any more."
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almost 8 years ago
Joice
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that our family income has so much increased as we pull our profits together from our business. We are now able to comfortably take care of our family. Thanks to GiveDirectly. "
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almost 8 years ago
Margaret
received a $485 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a presentable seat for my visitors, unlike before when my visitors only sat on a frame. Am also happy that I no longer work on my neighbour's farms to earn a living as before because I have my own farm which I cultivated with the first transfer."
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almost 8 years ago
Esther
received a $485 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I now have my certificate which can able me get a job to support my family and this makes me very happy and positive in life. Thank you GD for giving me hope in life."
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almost 8 years ago
Pauline
received a $484 second payment.
"I now feel relieved because I managed to clear school fee so my child does not have to stay at home while others are studying and the little money I get that I could spend on his school fee I'm now saving for building a house. This is the biggest difference in my daily life."
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