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 2 years ago
Stephen
enrolled.
"My house is not in good and I want change it to a better one, secondly my children schools fees and lastly I want to start a business ."
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over 2 years ago
Martha
enrolled.
"I am presently living in my brother's house so when I am successful, I want to build my own house for my children to have a place of their own."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 2 years ago
Sarah
enrolled.
"I want to change the thatched roof over my house to zine."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 2 years ago
Momo
enrolled.
"For the past four years now, the lack of food supplies have been the major hardship I am going through. I have not been strong enough to make farm for the past four years. It was that time I recovered from a prolonged illness and the doctor advised me not to do physical hard work. I used to burn coal and make farm to keep my family. In our environment, we only survive on hard labour work ( unskilled). With this condition, I have become limited to earn even half of what could sustain my family. What we do now to keep the family moving on is, to invest the little we earn into small business just to get food. With the transfer, it will empower us to improve the business and also make a large farm to sustain us for some years."
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over 2 years ago
Gabriel
enrolled.
"I intend to establish and run my own business when I receive my transfer."
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over 2 years ago
Richard
enrolled.
"I am already selling Orange and Lonestar minutes as a means of getting money, if I get this money from Give Directly, I will use it to purchase Merchant Sim Card to do mobile money business."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 2 years ago
Ganjay
enrolled.
"I plan to expand my business with my first transfer and the rest of the money will be used to buy zine for my house because I am tired cutting thatch to repair my leaking roof."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 2 years ago
Perez
received a $491 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am no longer stressed up about how to get funds to support my education by paying for my certificate. I am currently happy that I possess my document which will enable me to stand a chance to get a good job. My desire has been to be a chaplain at a nearby secondary school. In addition, I can meet my daily needs especially food without much struggle. Previously, I could spent a whole day without food."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 2 years ago
Mary
enrolled.
"If I get this money from Give Directly, I will use some to build myself a house and also sent my children to school."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 2 years ago
Christian
enrolled.
"When I am qualifie to receive any money from GiveDirectly I am going to build my house and make business to support my children in school because I never never went far in school so I want my children to be educated."
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