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
Pilista
enrolled.
"It's very difficult to do farming, that is the only source of food to me but due to prolonged drought it's so hard for me to put atleast a meal on the table. "
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8 years ago
Dina
enrolled.
"It means a lot because I will be able to renovate my house."
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8 years ago
Meshack
enrolled.
"Having benefited from Give directly will enable me to have a new home, which will mean a lot to me. "
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8 years ago
Veronica
enrolled.
"It's will mean a lot to me because I can now start my own business."
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8 years ago
Jeremiah
enrolled.
"Currently there is drought, it is very hard for me to feed my family because almost price of everything has gone up. "
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8 years ago
George
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship now is how to feed and cater for other needs of my family with my little unsustainable income from casual work."
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8 years ago
Hellen
enrolled.
"Receiving this money will mean so much to us. We will be able to start a fish mongering business that I could not start due to lack of capital."
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8 years ago
Pamela
received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now happy that my children are in school throughout since I managed to pay their school fees at once, so they are no-longer being sent home for the same."
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8 years ago
Alex
received a $113 initial payment.
"I woke up in the morning and what u checked was my phone, my eyes set on money from GiveDirectly. I was extremely happy."
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8 years ago
John
received a $113 initial payment.
"I saw a mobile money message in the morning and I was very happy and from there I started to plan for building materials for my ever desired house. I am happy!"
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