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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over 7 years ago
Riziki
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on building a new house, buying furniture and starting up a business which will act as my main source of income"
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Rosemary
received a $98 initial payment.
"My major aim is to still spread my wings in the hotel business. I want to get the best out of my passion and this can only be done if I invest more and therefore the whole of my upcoming second transfer would facilitate this."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Josphine
received a $491 second payment.
"M daily life is different in that I no longer feel stressed over school fees because I managed to pay upto next year first term, I also dont have to go about people's compounds picking cowdung to smear on my house because it is plastered and bigger than the one I was in before"
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Jackline
received a $491 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that i now have a bigger house. When i compare my current house with the previous one,i smile on how favored thinking of how favoured i am."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Johnson
received a $491 second payment.
"My biggest difference in my life is that i have clothing i can now walk with confidence in public unlike before. I also have a renewed my licence and i can earn a living form it. My online business is also picking up. I am so grateful to GiveDirectly,my life has changed a for the better."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Evalyne
received a $98 initial payment.
"I anticipate that by next year, my 2 children would have joined high school and therefore my upcoming second transfer will help me pay for them school fees and again, I am selling for people second hand clothes on commission and therefore part of this money will help me start one of my own."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Grace
received a $491 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I and my family are happy to have a decent house and my children can now do there home work without any disruption."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Everline
received a $491 second payment.
"My life is different in that my business was at the verge of collapsing and I did not have any other source of income, but now am very happy because I have restocked my business and will soon start to build my new house."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Francisca
received a $491 second payment.
"The biggest difference is me having bulls for ploughing,i will never have to borrow other people's which sometimes i get so late and even go past planting season. I will be planting on time."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Monica
received a $98 initial payment.
"I will use half of my upcoming second transfer to build a better house that can keep us warm. My current house is leaking. And invest the remaining amount in rice irrigation since I want to improve my income."
(Country: Kenya)
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