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
Sara
received a $97 initial payment.
"I was overjoyed when I got my money, it felt like I was flying. I was on top of the world that day."
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almost 8 years ago
Gordon
received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt very happy,my first time receiving such kind of money,thank you GD."
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almost 8 years ago
Millicent
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my first transfer ,I felt very happy since I had received this money at a time I did not expecting."
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almost 8 years ago
Millicent
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that l am eating well and comfortable, l do not need to worry of how to get food, because Give Directly has given me enough that l can eat."
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almost 8 years ago
Asadi
received a $399 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on completing the construction of my house because the one I was living was small and insecure yet I am planning to acquire a family in the near future."
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almost 8 years ago
Betty
received a $399 third payment.
"My life is different in a way that I live a stress free life because of my ability to satisfy my needs which wouldn't have been the case if I had not received the transfers because I believe that I would have got sicknesses Like pressure due to the stress."
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almost 8 years ago
Steven
received a $399 third payment.
"I would be suffering from poverty if I had not received transfers because I did not have a stable source of income however with the transfers i was able to eliminate the poverty."
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almost 8 years ago
James
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I no longer spent a lot of money to buy paraffin for light my, I spent that money to buy other things, I am also staying in my dream comfortable house. "
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almost 8 years ago
Jane
received a $97 initial payment.
"I was extremely happy when I received my transfer, at the time my son had called and informed me that he was being sent home for fee before I could calm him down I received the transfer message and told him not to come home as I could send him the money to pay his fee."
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almost 8 years ago
Lillian
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received the money , I felt very happy and out of disbelieve since I was not sure that I will be among those individuals who will benefit from GiveDirectly."
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