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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8 years ago
Winnie
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is the opportunity of being part of GiveDirect project which as positively transform my life"
(Occupation: Small business)
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8 years ago
Monica
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have bought building materials planning to renovate my house."
(Occupation: Small business)
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8 years ago
Celestine
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to open a shop business for 40000 KES, 6000 KES i paid fee for my child and the remaining cash i spent on daily household expenses."
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8 years ago
Lilian
received a $493 second payment.
"I started a business in chicken rearing and invested 20,000 KES into it,gave 20,000 KES to my wife to start a second hand cloth selling business, bought a sack of maize at 3,000 KES and spent the remaining money on food."
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8 years ago
Zadock
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have constructed a big house,I was living in the kitchen before building the house."
(Occupation: Small business)
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8 years ago
Amos
received a $493 second payment.
"Givedirectly helps an individual directly and there is no corruption involved compared to other NGOs"
(Occupation: Small business)
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8 years ago
Roseline
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that i no longer share bedroom with my children."
(Occupation: Small business)
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8 years ago
Pamela
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have managed to pay school fees for my children,bought household items like chairs and have enough food for the family to eat."
(Occupation: Small business)
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8 years ago
Joseph
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have started a business with the cash transfer from Givedirectly."
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8 years ago
Alice
received a $493 second payment.
"Givedirectly transfers are unconditional thus we don't pay them back like in the case of other NGOs."
(Occupation: Small business)
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