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 8 years ago
Millicent
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my first lumpsum transfer on buying a cow,bed,chairs,mattress,water tank.I also paid school fees for my son"
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over 8 years ago
Helida
received a $493 second payment.
"GiveDirectly helps individuals while other NGOs help the community which bring conflicts during usage like shared water tanks."
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over 8 years ago
Millicent
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy a water tank, and open a vegetable and grocery shop so that I may have a source of income."
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over 8 years ago
Alice
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought bedding with a larger portion of the transfer. I also purchase water containers with the remaining amount."
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over 8 years ago
Carine
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to pay fee to my daughter in high school. I also planning to buy a donkey to help me fetch water because I'm far from the lake. I have a plan of buying some animals with the remaining portion."
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over 8 years ago
Pamela
received a $99 initial payment.
"I paid 5,000KES for school fees for my child, and spent 2,000KES on transport when I moved to a new work place. I also spent 1,500KES on buying water containers."
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over 8 years ago
Lydia
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a mattress and water containers. I also build a kitchen with the remaining amount."
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over 8 years ago
Elizabeth
enrolled.
"We plan to spend the transfer to buy a water tank that we will use to harvest rainwater. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy fertilizer, tomatoe seeds and insecticides which we will apply to our tomatoes in the farm. We also plan to spend the transfer to furnish our house buy adding more furniture."
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over 8 years ago
Grace
enrolled.
"I have planned to expand my house,buy some livestock and a water tank."
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over 8 years ago
Faith
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that getting water is a problem as our source of water is very far and it takes me one hour to get the water and we also pay for it."
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