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
Wicklife
received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest differences in my daily life is that I have paid of dowry hence I have regained respect from my in-laws as they used to undermine me due to my low economic standard.I also have an ox plough hence I no longer practice labour exchange which has always time consuming leading to a late cultivation and harvesting activities on my farm."
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8 years ago
Maureen
received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have food for my family."
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8 years ago
Wilfridah
received a $482 second payment.
"I have seen great difference in my life, My children's school fee is fully paid and that gives me peace."
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8 years ago
Everlyne
received a $96 initial payment.
"I felt very happy when I received the cash because it gave me hope for paying college fee for my son who is still in college"
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8 years ago
Beatrice
received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am relieved from the burden of paying school fees for my child who is in high school and this gives me joy when I see her attend school every other day as opposed to before I received the transfer when she was being sent home for school fees frequently."
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8 years ago
Judith
received a $96 initial payment.
"I felt very happy for receiving the cash because it gave me hope of doing farming that I always do every season"
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8 years ago
Rosemary
received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I can now welcome and accommodate guests from all over on a daily basis. This has equally fostered my relationship and interaction with them. My house is now big enough to accommodate visitors from all over."
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8 years ago
Silas
received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that Give Directly has given me an opportunity to pursue my dream of carryout a civil engineering course and I believe that after completing this course I will have a brighter future ahead since I will be more independent."
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8 years ago
John
received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference I can mention in my daily life is that currently, I live closer to my dreams. Every morning I wake up, I see the framework of my house in my mind meaning that I am yet to achieve the dream."
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8 years ago
Margaret
received a $96 initial payment.
"I felt very happy when I received the cash because it gave me hope of clearing my daughter's school fee arreas"
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