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
Philip
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I was sitting in very old furniture which was very uncomfortable but now l have very nice comfortable furniture."
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almost 8 years ago
Beatrice
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is seeing my children go to school without too much struggle like before.Nowadays they do not miss school.Thanks to GiveDirectly. My eldest daughter has also joined college. "
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almost 8 years ago
Maurice
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is the peace of mind and happiness I have acheived since I built a house and bought my priority needs. Thanks to GD."
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almost 8 years ago
Judith
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that am now very hopeful of have a decent and presentable house that will accommodate me and my visitors, my husband also managed to train as a house builder as well as mechanics hence he'll be able to land jobs which will give us incomes."
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almost 8 years ago
Paul
received a $484 second payment.
"My life has a big difference, I eat comfortably, have my own pit latrine and iron sheets ready for constructing a new house in the near future. Thank you so much for improving my life."
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almost 8 years ago
Margret
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that am now hopeful of getting a new and stable iron roofed house and my son is now peaceful in his house, unlike before when he was worried on how he would pay dowry."
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almost 8 years ago
Evaline
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is seeing my children happy being that they are no longer rained on. They used to have very low self esteem as other children could laugh at them because we were in a leaking house. "
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almost 8 years ago
Nancy
received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt so excited the moment I received my money, since I had no money at the moment yet I needed to cultivate."
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almost 8 years ago
Mary
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is having installed electricity in my house and having ready iron sheets for building a new house. I am very happy about this since I could have not made it if GD did not send me transfers. "
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almost 8 years ago
Vivian
received a $484 second payment.
"Am no longer spending money on kerosene because I have a solar lamp hence my children can easily study at night without worries of running out of paraffin as before, and am also hopeful of milking my own cow hence I'll soon be taking milk tea."
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