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 5 years ago
Florence
received a $453 second payment.
"In my opinion, givedirectly has done well giving us money to enable people build iron sheet roofed houses since roofing grass is now scarce, pay school fees, acquire taxi motorcycles; and I don't see anything it hasn't done well. "
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over 5 years ago
Joyce
received a $453 second payment.
"I have spent my second transfer on Purchasing building materials (timber, roof, door and windows) at UGX 902,000, Livestock at UGX 400,000, sanitation at UGX 150,000 and household goods (bed sheets) at UGX 180,000."
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over 5 years ago
Justine
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build an iron roofed house, take care of the education needs of my children. "
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over 5 years ago
Betty
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build an iron roofed house and buy a piece of land that I can caltivate. "
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over 5 years ago
Mathew
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means, I shall be in position to build ironroofed house for my family. "
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over 5 years ago
Mary
received a $453 second payment.
"I have not yet spent UGX 1,600,000 of my second transfer but I intend to use it for constructing an iron roofed house. I used UGX 30,000 for buying a sauspan , sugar at UGX 2,000 and airtime of UGX 1,000."
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over 5 years ago
Jesca
received a $471 initial payment.
"The greatest change in my life is joy for seeing a newly constructed house in my compound. Immediately I complete this house I will move from grass thatched house to a iron roof house."
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over 5 years ago
Berita
received a $453 second payment.
"In my opinion, givedirectly has done well by helping me to improve my lifestyle. I also am in posession of an iron roofed house.
However, givedirectly has done nothing bad."
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over 5 years ago
Florence
received a $453 second payment.
"In my opinion, givedirectly has done well uplifting people's livelihood by giving them money to build iron sheet roofed houses; and I don't see anything it hasn't done well. "
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over 5 years ago
Immaculate
received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I am very happy to acquire household items I didn't have and an iron sheet roofed house. "
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