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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over 8 years ago
Esta
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy building materials (ironsheet, timber and nails), and build an iron roofed house."
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over 8 years ago
Maculate
received a $493 second payment.
"GiveDirectly gives one the money to do what they want, unlike other organizations that decide what they think is best for the community."
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over 8 years ago
Rose
received a $493 second payment.
"I now have a bigger house that fits my family well."
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over 8 years ago
Hellen
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to construct a new and better house which will be bigger and more spacious."
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over 8 years ago
Rose
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to pay for a piece of land to settle on."
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over 8 years ago
Conslata
received a $493 second payment.
"Other NGOs are very corrupt and does not keep their promise while GD keeps their promise and is free and fair."
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over 8 years ago
Evalyne
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to construct a bigger chicken house and also construct a a better house for my family."
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over 8 years ago
Rose
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to build a house with the upcoming lumpsum payment. I will spend the remaining cash to buy household items like furniture and utensils."
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over 8 years ago
Tom
received a $493 second payment.
"My life has really changed because my children now has a place to spend their night in comfortably since l was sharing the same house with them, my children are also going to school without any problem."
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over 8 years ago
Elishabeth
received a $493 second payment.
"I never had appropriate means of ploughing my farms and therefore I could take longer time to till the land and sow, and this could make me harvest lower yield, however, I can now harvest more since I bought oxen that has been helping me plough the land quicker and in time; we are now food secure the biggest difference in our daily lives."
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