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
Millicent
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money from Give Directly, I felt very happy just the same way I felt when I met you for the first time. It was a wonderful experience since I perceived it as a breakthrough in my life."
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almost 8 years ago
Edith
received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt so happy when I received the money from GiveDirectly since I was beginning to get worried about where I would get money to pay school fees for my son."
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almost 8 years ago
Mercy
received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt so happy when I received my transfers because the time for enrolling my kids in a school had reached but I had no finances at all to cater for that."
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almost 8 years ago
Roselida
enrolled.
"The greatest hardship have faced in my life is the death of my children and having to take care of my grandchildren by doing casual jobs."
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almost 8 years ago
Peter
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship have faced in my life, was when I borrowed money from a micro-finance group inorder to expand my business. The sales by that time was so low hence I had hard time repaying the money. "
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almost 8 years ago
Caroline
enrolled.
"This money means a lot to me because I will be able to build my own house. "
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almost 8 years ago
Pamela
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship have faced in my life is when my husband abounded me and my children and I had to go an extra mile inorder to feed my family."
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almost 8 years ago
Mary
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer,I was so exited about it. I thought GiveDirectly had forgotten about me."
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almost 8 years ago
Monica
received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt so good when I received my transfer!! I was seriously in a financial crisis when this transfer was sent. It therefore served as an eye opener."
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almost 8 years ago
Everlyne
received a $97 initial payment.
"I received the money when I was in the market on confirming the message which showed I had truly received the money ,I was very happy as I was assured of accomplishing most of my goals. "
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