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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7 years ago
Isaac
received a $466 third payment.
"The fact that GD was all the household within the village ware visited without any discrimination was a well done job and I will appreciate more if GD continues giving us money."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Dolrosa
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer mud smear my house now that it's cemented hence my children are not at risk of getting jigger infections. Am also not buying kerosene now that I have my solar lamps."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Gedfrey
received a $466 third payment.
"I used a portion of the transfer to built an iron roofed house. I bought a bed with a portion of the transfer. Purchased chairs and family foodstuffs with the rest of the money."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Florence
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I already have iron sheets. This gives me the hopes of soon building an iron roof house which will save me the stress of being rained on whenever it rains because my current house is leaking. I have a solar panel that I'm using for lighting hence no more costs of buying paraffin daily which was expensive and my children too do their studies without straining. I'm also happy I can now sit on a comfortable chair that fits my whole family and visitors unlike before that I only had one chair so whenever I had visitors I had to sit on ground and him or her sit on it or I could borrow some from neighbors."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Florence
received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I will soon have a more spacious house to comfortably accommodate me and my growing family.Thanks to GiveDirectly."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Peter
received a $484 third payment.
"In the my opinion,GD was very transparent to their services and information,only wish that they continues giving us money."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Jared
received a $466 third payment.
"My life is different in that I now have a wife. To be honest with you, I had a wife but she left me because I could not afford to settle her dowry and a gain the house was in a sorry state. The moment I received the transfer, I got myself another lady and settled her dowry immediately."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Caroline
received a $97 initial payment.
"The transfer came when we were seated with my husband and broke out in dancing because I sleeping on a worn out mat."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Serphina
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer,I was so happy. It had taken so long and I thought I had been forgotten by GiveDirectly until I saw the Mpesa message."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
John
received a $466 third payment.
"My life is different in that I'm now legally married after settling her dowry. This means that she is officially my property based on our customs. In fact I was living in fear because anybody could just decide to pick her from me and settle her dowry then she become his wife but now, I'm confident and sure that she is mine for the rest of our lives."
(Country: Kenya)
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