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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6 years ago
Elkana
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is planting tea.I planted tea two years ago and I see it as a major boost when my young family will have grown.I married few months ago and I hope that when we will have our first child the tea will be ready for plucking."
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Mercy
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is the skill of hair dressing that I have.My parents helped me take a hair dressing course which has now helped me earn income.I have done a lot using the income I get including buying myself clothes and helping my parents."
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Julias
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced, is difficulty in supporting my family whenever there is low farm produce yields. This is because I do not have an alternative source of income."
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Caleb
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life, are challenges of acquiring books and other materials necessary for my study."
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Meshack
received a $46 initial payment.
"My life is currently different from how it would have been had I never received the transfer because I now have hope of doing things I would have never been able to do without Give Directly."
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Pamela
received a $23 second payment.
"My new goal is to start poultry farming using the transfers I will be getting from Give Directly. This will be an extra source of income to support my family."
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Charles
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I am facing in life is lack of reliable income to provide for my family. Farming is not very promising as the weather conditions have eventually changed to the worst. I rarely harvest enough to feed my family."
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Mercy
enrolled.
"The father of my child dumped me as soon as he realized that I was pregnant with his baby, it has been hard for me rising her up as a single parent . That is the biggest hardship I have ever faced."
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Jane
enrolled.
"The achievement I am most proud of is provision of education to my children. They lead a better life than me and sometimes send me money for family support. This makes me happy."
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Rosemary
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is, having started a small business of selling sugarcane, this business grew to a level of small hotel which has supported me by getting some income that we have survived on to date."
(Campaign: UBI)
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