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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6 years ago
Filgona
received a $4 initial payment.
"My life is currently different from how it used to be initially because I will be able to pay school fees for my daughter who is currently in form one."
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6 years ago
Francisca
received a $23 initial payment.
"My life is currently different from my previous life in that I am now able to buy a large stock of maize and sale to my customer. In addition to that, I am able to raise school fees for my children."
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6 years ago
Lidia
received a $23 second payment.
"My new goals includes saving the cash the cash transfers in order to be able to pay school fees for my girl who is currently in class seven."
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6 years ago
Simion
received a $4 initial payment.
"My new goal is to pay school fees every month for my son in college as soon as I receive the transfer. I am also planning to plaster and paint my wooden walled house. I also intend to buy a heifer and built a house for it."
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6 years ago
Anna
received a $4 initial payment.
"I am happy that i was given a phone by Givedirectly that i am able to call and talk to my friends and family and i was able to pay school fees with the transfer."
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6 years ago
Vincent
received a $4 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy broilers using the next transfer and built a poultry house for them.I am planning to buy a heifer and pay school fees by investing in merry go round group."
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6 years ago
Julius
received a $23 initial payment.
"My new goal is to start a business to help me raise money for school fees for my children. I intend to start buying and selling of maize as I can readily get the market within my village as we mostly experience food shortage."
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6 years ago
Joshua
received a $4 initial payment.
"I joined a table banking to be able to save in order to pay school fees."
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6 years ago
Alice
received a $23 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that i was able to pay school fees for children and i felt so relieved after paying them. I do not worry anymore about it."
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6 years ago
Juliet
received a $471 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy a bed and mattress,clothing,and to pay my children's school fees,I was also able to hire a big garden,bought one goat and stocked some food and seeds for planting like beans,maize and groundnut."
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