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
Mariam
received a $423 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that i have been able to build a house which i never imagined would be possible since am very old and have no one to give me money for a house. Very soon I will be sleeping very comfortably. "
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8 years ago
Hellen
received a $423 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that i have been able to to start up a business which will be bringing in money for me to take care of my family. "
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8 years ago
Maureen
received a $466 third payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I have hired two pieces of land which I am yet to start a sugarcane growing project and I am hopeful that the yields will be fruitful hence I will use the profits to pay my household expenses."
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8 years ago
Caroline
received a $466 third payment.
"GiveDirectly did well by sending transfers directly to the recipients and they were able to improve their lives. "
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8 years ago
Sabina
received a $466 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer to complete making the walls of my house to make the house look decent. I then installed solar lighting in my house to improve lighting and be able to charge our phones. The rest of the amount was spent on buying school uniforms and shoes to replace the old ones that the children had and also on food."
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8 years ago
Elizabeth
received a $466 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on building a new house and a kitchen in my own compound since my previous one was in my father's homestead."
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8 years ago
Bob
received a $466 third payment.
"My life is different because I was able to build a new house, I used to stay in a rental house previously at least now I have a home of my own"
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8 years ago
Bety
received a $466 third payment.
"I spent much of the transfer on "
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8 years ago
Steven
received a $466 third payment.
"The difference in my life is that I now have a descent house and a motocycle which generate income for my family."
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8 years ago
Joseph
received a $466 third payment.
"In my opinion,GiveDirectly gives unconditional cash to its recipients. This is the best part of it all. On the other hand I think they should look for a better way of making the program sustainable to those who receive transfers. This is what they do not do well in."
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