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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2 years ago
Patrick
received a $467 second payment.
"In my opinion, Give Directly did well by giving people money without asking for refunds. Through the support, people's lives have improved including the village as a whole. Everyone is currently happy in the village and there are no more conflicts in our area."
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2 years ago
Alice
received a $467 second payment.
"I have three children in college and two in secondary school. Raising their school fees has been challenging since the income I earn from farming can not afford their school fees. This left them with huge school fees balances and in most cases, they would be sent back home for school fees. When I received the second transfer, I used KES 23000 to clear the fee balance that they owed the school. I am glad about the first and second transfer because I was able to clear all the school fees balance for this year. they now have ample time for their studies and I believe they will improve in their class performance. Besides that, I am a small-scale farmer and I do not earn much from the farm produce. I, therefore, started a chicken rearing project at a cost of KES 20000. This catered for both the poultry and poultry house. My target is at least 100 chickens, unfortunately, I could only afford 15 of them, but I am working towards achieving 100 chickens by mid this year. The income from them will be a huge boost especially when it comes to paying for my children's school fees.
A smaller portion of the money (KES 10000) I spent on both foodstuffs and clothes for my children so that they could replace the torn clothes that they had."
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2 years ago
Joy
received a $467 second payment.
"In my opinion, what GiveDirectly does well is to help poor families in the society uplift themselves. For instance I would not be where I am now if it was not for the transfers."
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2 years ago
Yatta
received a $276 third payment.
"In my opinion, Givedirectly is doing everything well."
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2 years ago
Zoe
received a $276 third payment.
"In my opinion, Givedirectly is doing everything well."
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2 years ago
Konnah
received a $276 third payment.
"I have a new goal which is to improve my house."
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2 years ago
Bendu
received a $276 third payment.
"In my opinion, Givedirectly is doing everything well."
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2 years ago
David
received a $276 third payment.
"I'm planning to start a business with my recent transfer."
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2 years ago
Abu
received a $276 third payment.
"Givedirectly is doing everything well but the organization does not inform us about their visits to our community and that's a serious embarrassment."
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2 years ago
Momodu
received a $276 third payment.
"In my opinion, Givedirectly is doing everything well."
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