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
Phoebe
received a $96 initial payment.
"I felt very happy for receiving the cash because it gave me hope of buying some household items that my heart desired"
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8 years ago
George
received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is having a spacious house that that enable my children and I to sleep under one roof but in different bedrooms. I think this is so far the best achievement in my life."
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8 years ago
Sofia
received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is just transition from poverty level to a better place as now I have building material hence soon I'll have a better house, I have flock which I can sell in case of emergency and lastly I can feed and provide for my family without much struggling like before. Thanks to GD."
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8 years ago
Mary
received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have planted cereals on the land that I had hired hence I am assured of enough food from the yields I will get from the farm.I also have a water pump which I use to sprinkle water with on my farm thus I no longer make several trips to the water source to collect water for my farm."
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8 years ago
Maurice
received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is having all my children in school without any interference like before when they would be sent home for fee arrears."
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8 years ago
Stephen
received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest different in my daily life is that I have my own ox now for cultivation purposes hence this planting season I have not practiced labour exchange thus I have been able to do all my farm activities in time. I mainly practice commercial arrow root farming which I trade to a near by factory."
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8 years ago
Lynete
received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is knowing that I will be living in my own home soon, this will give me peace of mind and freedom to undertake different activities without having to ask for permission."
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8 years ago
Killion
received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is clearing my college fee that has eases my studies hence reduces the stress that I would have due to fee problems."
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8 years ago
Peter
received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have enrolled my daughter to a high school since she had just completed her primary education last year.I am so appreciative to GiveDirectly for giving me a chance of furthering my daughters education hence I am assured of her success in future.I also have acquired a land title deed that I have been hustling for a long time."
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8 years ago
Janet
received a $96 initial payment.
"I felt very happy for receiving the cash because it gave me hope for being able to afford to pay school fees for my children"
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