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
Lucy
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I switched on my phone and received the transaction message from Give Directly, I felt very excited. I knew that all my problems would now come to an end-I would buy food and construct a better house."
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over 7 years ago
Grace
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment l received this transfer l was very happy because it founds when my business is not doing well and l could get enough to eat, but now my business is doing well and l have enough to eat."
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over 7 years ago
Vincent
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I feel more calm and relieved because I am now debt free because I was able to settle the bad debt that had been weighing me down."
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over 7 years ago
Alice
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am currently living in a nice house and keeping the two sheep to reproduce and multiply. I am so grateful because my life would have not changed if I never received this transfer. Thanks to GiveDirectly."
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over 7 years ago
Augustine
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my visitors no longer sit on jerrycans because I now have decent seats. My children are also no longer being sent out of school due to fee balances because I paid for their fees with the transfers."
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over 7 years ago
James
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I feel relieved because I was able to pay my two children's school fee for the whole term and I know they will not be sent home for school fee anytime soon."
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over 7 years ago
Millicent
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money I felt blessed and cared for since the Cost of Living had gone very high and with 7 children my husband and I could not really cope with feeding them , let alone other things, since we have no reliable income, thank you very much."
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over 7 years ago
Amina
received a $399 third payment.
"In my opinion GD does well by giving us transfers and letting us choose how to use it."
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over 7 years ago
Sarah
received a $399 third payment.
"In my opinion GD does well by giving us unconditional money."
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over 7 years ago
Akimu
received a $399 third payment.
"In my opinion GD does well by sending us the money on time. They don't make us wait long before giving us the money. "
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