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
Judith
received a $491 second payment.
"Givedirectly sends money direct and secretly through Mpesa unlike other NGOs which you have to queue for money"
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8 years ago
Linet
received a $98 initial payment.
"I want to use the upcoming transfer to construct a three roomed house that will be bigger than my current one.I will also use part of the transfer to add stock to my clothes tailoring business."
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8 years ago
Topista
received a $422 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my health and family's health has improved because we nolonger worry much about what to eat since I started up a business that earns me a living."
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8 years ago
Denish
received a $491 second payment.
""The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer sleep at my neighbors since I have decent house,thank to Give_ Directly.""
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8 years ago
Zauja
received a $422 second payment.
"Being able to own a house is biggest difference in my life because I have lived part of my life in a rental."
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8 years ago
Richard
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on building a new house because the current one is smaller."
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8 years ago
Judith
received a $491 second payment.
""The biggest difference in my daily life is that hopefully my cow will provide me with a calf and milk which I'll sell for my daily income and soon I'll be having 2 cows." "
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8 years ago
Selina
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am having higher expectations for my upcoming second transfer. I am longing to use it to renovate the whole of my main house and fence to revamp my security."
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8 years ago
Pamela
received a $491 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the capability to feed and provide for my family, pay school fee for my children and buy building materials that i will use to build a better house. All these i have manage through the transfer from GiveDirectly. Great thanks to GD ."
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8 years ago
Jeremiah
received a $491 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I managed to build a nice spacious semi-permanent house and this has really brought joy to the family members.I am no longer worried when it rains since the new house doesn't have a leaking roof and I am stress free because previously, I could think about the strong wind and the rain that could destroy the old house .Thanks to GiveDirectly"
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