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
Victor
received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a house to called my own."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Alex
received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that l now have hopes in life, l was almost losing hope in life because of the poverty level that l am in."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Jane
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt over excited since this would be a breakthrough to my long term dream of starting a cereal shop with crops from my farms."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Samuel
received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that so many people are strangling on how to get their daily meals, but me I am eating comfortable without any worry."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Pamela
received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children no longer have to spend away from me and monitoring them and keeping their security in check. "
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Churchill
received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am happy since I have bought the necessary building materials for building a decent spacious three roomed house in my own homestead as at the moment I am staying in a small traditional house ( simba) at my parent's homestead .I can say that GiveDirectly has given me a hope to plan ahead."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Christine
received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer share bedroom with my grown up children, since I had build them a house."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Benter
received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my son was able to join college and I was able to pay his fee on time and this makes me very proud."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Dorcas
received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l have achieved my dream of staying in a nice house. I also no longer spend money to buy paraffin for lighting my house, as l use to do before."
(Country: Kenya)
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7 years ago
Monica
received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest differences in my daily life are I have managed to build a decent spacious three roomed house which I have been longing for in a long time and due to the fact that I didn't have finances to construct it, I was staying in a small old house which was almost collapsing.I have also started a small retail business and now I am more self- reliant as I get profits to support my family's basic needs comfortably. "
(Country: Kenya)
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