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
Mathews
received a $98 initial payment.
"If i get the upcoming transfer,i will use it to pay fees for my son and use the rest to expand my current house so that it becomes more spacious."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Sofia
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on building a new house and paying school fees for my children"
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Maurice
received a $491 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have upgraded from a leaking grass thatched house to a semi permanent iron roofed house. I have also ventured in farming and I'll be able to earn profits from selling my yield."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Mary
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to educate my daughter since it is my biggest pride to see her land a good job in the future. Again, I will construct a better house. That is how I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Ronald
received a $98 initial payment.
"I would wish to build a new house since my current house is leaking."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
John
received a $98 initial payment.
"I would wish to buy a motorbike that i will use as a taxi that will give me more income to sustain my family without having to depend on borrowing. "
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Lilian
received a $491 second payment.
"GiveDirectly doesn't have middlemen while other NGOs have a lot of middlemen."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Invioleta
received a $491 second payment.
"Givedirectly is direct as the name suggests and this makes it be more effective in eradicating poverty as compared to the other organizations."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Kennedy
received a $491 second payment.
"GiveDirectly gives a recipient a chance to use the transfer without limits unlike other NGOs where the recipient is limited on how to use the money."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Carren
received a $98 initial payment.
"I want to use the upcoming transfer to build a more spacious house. My current house is too small to accommodate me and my children."
(Country: Kenya)
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