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
Julia
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is lack of enough funds to make my own boat."
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over 8 years ago
Penina
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a good house now."
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over 8 years ago
Peter
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to save most of the transfer to my son who is in class eight so that when next year falls and proceed to form one I'll at least have some cash at hand to pay him school fees and other requiremenrs. I'm also planning to buy other household items with the remaining portion of the transfer."
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over 8 years ago
Beatrice
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy ironsheet, timber and nails and build an iron roofed house. I also plan to cement the walls and floor of the house. I also hope to buy oxen for ploughing my farm."
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over 8 years ago
Humphred
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to take good care of my siblings after our parents died sixteen years ago."
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over 8 years ago
Everline
enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we purchased land with money that we earned from fishing and now that we are beneficiaries of Give Directly funds, we have it easy building our house ."
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over 8 years ago
Nelly
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children are able to go to school without being sent home for fees."
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over 8 years ago
Helena
received a $493 second payment.
"GiveDirectly helps the whole household while other NGOs help only orphans in a household."
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over 8 years ago
Rose
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy ironsheet, and build an iron roofed house to live in."
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over 8 years ago
Romanus
received a $99 initial payment.
"We plan to invest the money into our small cereal business so that we are able to pay school fees for our children who are in secondary school."
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