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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almost 8 years ago
Beatrice
received a $491 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to furnished my house so that my family and visitors could get a place to sit and sleep as there was no chair to sit on and bed to sleep at. I also started a business with the remaining transfer."
(Occupation: Small business)
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almost 8 years ago
Eunice
received a $491 second payment.
"" I spent my second transfer on paying my children school fee for a year and start a cereals business for my daily upkeep.""
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almost 8 years ago
Tabitha
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on paying school fees and starting a business"
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almost 8 years ago
Norah
received a $491 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer have to walk long distances looking for water for my livestock or for domestic use like before because I have piped water in my compound. Through this I have vegetable plot which I irrigate, harvest and sell to earn income for my expenditures and this has made me very happy and no longer depends on anybody for help."
(Occupation: Small business)
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almost 8 years ago
Joseph
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am having a lot of school fees balances and this is a heavy burden to me so the whole of my upcoming second payment will go to school fees."
(Occupation: Small business)
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almost 8 years ago
Pauline
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on buying a motor cycle, cows and also add some to my business"
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almost 8 years ago
Eunice
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on building a new kitchen, expanding my old house, buying cattle, paying school fees for my children and also buying school uniforms for them"
(Occupation: Small business)
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almost 8 years ago
Antonina
received a $491 second payment.
"Givedirectly is very honest and more reliable as compared to the organizations that I've seen around."
(Occupation: Small business)
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almost 8 years ago
Elizabeth
received a $491 second payment.
""The biggest difference in my daily life is that my son now have a decent house that accommodate them comfortable.""
(Occupation: Small business)
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almost 8 years ago
Everline
received a $491 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is the clearance of the bank loan hence preventing my properties being auctioned. The auctioning could create chaos in my family as I took this loan without my husband knowledge."
(Occupation: Small business)
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