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
Festo
received a $485 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer stay with my children at home as their peers get quality education. I hope this is yet to improve their performance at school too."
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almost 8 years ago
Teresa
received a $485 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a more spacious house that accommodates my family comfortably. "
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almost 8 years ago
Daniel
received a $485 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that currently, we rely on electricity that is very healthy and less expensive to afford. We are now able to invest the surpluses in other areas of development and thanks to Give Directly."
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almost 8 years ago
Susan
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment l received the money l was very happy because l was not sure that l would get it, because it took awhile after some people has received it."
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almost 8 years ago
Scovia
received a $485 second payment.
"I have been sharing the same roof with my cowife because my husband could not afford to build me a house. I feel so excited that I will soon have my own house after receiving transfers from GD. This is the biggest difference in my daily life."
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almost 8 years ago
Rose
received a $97 initial payment.
"When I received the money, I was very happy because I am living in a plastic house since am a widow. I knew that I was now going to get a decent house to live in with my family."
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almost 8 years ago
Rose
received a $97 initial payment.
"It was at night I had no money even to buy food then I received the money. At that moment I was so happy, jumped and thanked God for the financial relief."
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almost 8 years ago
Nicholas
received a $485 second payment.
"I am glad that currently, I set short term goals and achieve them on a daily basis as opposed to before when I never had means of achieving them."
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almost 8 years ago
Mary
received a $97 initial payment.
"I was very happy when I received the transfer because there's no where else in the entire world where you can get a whole 10,000 KES without working for it."
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almost 8 years ago
Roseline
received a $97 initial payment.
"When I received the money, I was very happy because I was now sure of paying school fees for my children and also I would now be able to buy food for my family."
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