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
Philister
received a $23 second payment.
"With Give Directly , I am able to pay school fees for my child on time and this has enable me to have some money left for buying food for the family. Unlike before I would sacrifice to stay without food to pay for school fee but now I can manage both easily."
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6 years ago
Mourine
received a $476 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on cementing the external wall of my house.I bought two bags of maize and two goats .I also paid school fees for my two children who were in primary school ."
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6 years ago
Joyce
received a $476 third payment.
"The peace of mind and happiness I have regained after building a decent spacious two roomed house in my compound with the third transfer is unexplainable since to me its sounds like a dream as I never forseen myself leaving from my previous one roomed house which was almost collapsing . I also paid school fees for child."
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6 years ago
Wilson
received a $23 second payment.
"My biggest difference in my daily life is seeing my children going to school. My children had been sent home because I could afford to pay for their school fees. I thank GD for enabling me provide for their school fees."
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6 years ago
Stephen
received a $23 second payment.
"I expect to have improved my life from the way it is now. I expect that my lifestyle would be better than it is now and that i would be able to pay my children's school fees comfortably without having to struggle too much."
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6 years ago
Juliet
received a $470 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to acquire land for gardening at Ugx 900,000, bought food stuff, the balance to school fees and school requirements like uniform. "
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6 years ago
Caroline
received a $4 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am happy and confident that GD transfer will enable me pay school fees for my children."
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6 years ago
Beatrice
received a $476 third payment.
"Having faced alot of challeges of accessing clean water beside living along the water source , I spent the larger part of my third transfer on buying 20 piecea of water pipes which has assisted me to plant commercial vegetables such as (tomatoes and kales ) despite the drought we have faced as a country. The remaining part of the transfer I paid school fees for my two children are in secondary and in college respectively ."
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6 years ago
Sharon
received a $23 initial payment.
"My life currently is different from how it would have been without the transfers since currently I am happier having been in a position to pay for school fees arrears which was a problem before. I see my dream of going to college coming true become in the next six months, I will acquire my certificate which was retained in school due to fee balance. Had I not received the transfers, I would be stressed knowing that there would be no where I would get such an amount of money"
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6 years ago
Reuben
received a $23 second payment.
"My new goals now is that I want a dairy cow that will also assist me in paying of school fees when I start selling milk.This milk will also be used at home thus serving as addition to foodstuffs."
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