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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8 years ago
Maureen
received a $465 third payment.
"Givedirectly has done well in helping us make plans before the transfers, this has made us to invest our money wisely."
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8 years ago
Emmah
received a $469 third payment.
"Givedirectly has done well in giving us unconditional money transfers which have improved our living standards. I have not seen anything they have not done well."
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8 years ago
Olivia
received a $483 third payment.
"Givedirectly has done well in following through with their promises, I do not know of anything the haven't done well."
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8 years ago
Mary
received a $466 third payment.
"Give Directly enabled people to construct houses and paid school fees thus I can confidently say sending transfers directly to the recipients was a well thought idea that was equally implemented well."
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8 years ago
Caren
received a $466 third payment.
"Give Directly's implementation of the program is so good, especially the idea of sending transfers directly to recipients; because corruption was put at bay through that."
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8 years ago
Atlight
received a $466 third payment.
"I had a big problem paying school fees for my children but the transfers eased it for me. Ialso used to repair the walls of my old house from time to time because rainwater was eroding it very easily, which was so tasking. This has however stopped since I now have a good on my house."
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8 years ago
Elida
received a $466 third payment.
"I spent the whole of my third transfer on paying my children school fees because that was and still is my biggest challenge in life. My dream is for them to be independent in future."
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8 years ago
Beatrice
received a $466 third payment.
"I invested half of my third transfer on my clothes selling business which I had started earlier with my second transfer. I spent the other half on my husbands watermelon growing business. "
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8 years ago
Charles
received a $469 third payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I now have a decent iron sheet house and I feel like GiveDirectly has brought back my humanity since before the transfer I used to stay in a grassed thatched leaky house and as a result I was a laughing stack in my community."
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8 years ago
Ann
received a $466 third payment.
"In my opinion, Give Directly has empowered many people by giving them cash directly involving other people. "
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