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
Othello
received a $277 second payment.
"My new goal that i have for this my recent transfer that I received from GiveDirectly.I'm about to finish my house. I even went to start a small business that will help me. I just bought the balance fews bundles of zinc.I'm even going to pay some gentleman to please saw my plank.some of my transfer was spent on my children tuition."
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2 years ago
Moses
received a $277 second payment.
"I have been thinking of building a house for my children. I just bought the balance bundles of zinc and few more bags of cement. I'm even thinking of starting a new business that will help me.I decided to finish my house and focus on my business. Because after this program i don't went to find it very difficult in getting provision for the house."
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2 years ago
Doctor
received a $277 second payment.
"The old house my family and I are staying in is leaking so badly. I have not been able to renovate this house because of my financial strength. I have planned that if I have ever gotten money, I would have renovated it and also build a new and decent house for the comfort of my family. When I receive my first transfer from Givedirectly, I decided to split it into portions. The first portion I use portion it to buy two bundles of zinc. The other portion, I used some of it to buy a new mattress because I have almost like been sleeping on the ground because the piece of mattress I been sleeping on is very much flat and finished. When my second transfer came, I bought one cutlass fpr my agriculture activities for future income. I also bought rice and I am paying someone to help me cut the sticks for the house."
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2 years ago
Favour
received a $277 third payment.
"The thing that GiveDirectly have done for me I will never forget about it. I have been living in extreme poverty without any help coming from anywhere to help me and my family but GiveDirectly have put a smile on me and my family faces and my children are back to school. The presence of GiveDirectly in our town by giving us this money unconditionally has brought life in our town. Due to these reasons, I don't really think that there is anything that is not done well by GiveDirectly. I just want to say a very big thank you to GiveDirectly."
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2 years ago
Anna
received a $482 initial payment.
"The biggest difference is the peace of mind that we now enjoy. The money. The money came at a time when one of my children had already been sent home for school fees. I feel GiveDirgectly was God sent because I honestly do not know what I would have done to get money for food. I now feel so much relaxed and me at peace knowing better that none of them will be sent home anytime soon for school fees."
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2 years ago
Rachel
received a $277 second payment.
"My new goal I have made before receiving this transfer is to pay for one Tvs motorbike for my small brother to start running traffic. I am a single parent, I dont really have any one to help me financially. I have been planning to build a house but building require lot of expensive and hard labor. For this reason , I have decided to buy one used motor bike to be used for commercial purpose. I believe that if I invest my transfer in to making business , I will be able to buy one lot of land in Buchanan to build house in the future."
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2 years ago
Hanna
received a $277 third payment.
"I spend my most recent transfer to buy one
cartoon of fish to start selling . Fish selling has more profits and are constantly in demand in this village. Secondly, I spend part of my transfer to buy additional one bundle of 14gage zinc to reroof my house. Thanks to Givedirectly for empowering me financially to start accomplishing my goal. I believe that with my transfer , My suffering will soon be over."
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2 years ago
Sussanah
received a $277 second payment.
"I spend my most recent transfer to buy one black Tvs star motorbike for traffic. My son will runs the traffic and report 4000Liberian Dallors on a weekly basis. I believe that in the future, I am going to generate money and will be kept in saving in the future to take care of my children ."
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2 years ago
Mary
received a $263 initial payment.
"As seen my house is not in good condition right now. My husband and I could not afford to buy zinc in order to build a new house. The thatch on the roof leaks every time it rains. I therefore bought zinc with this my first payment. My husband and I along with the children usually depend on farming as a means of livelihood. The little we had earned from the sale of our farm product, can not my household build new house."
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2 years ago
Mary
received a $263 initial payment.
"I was sitting under my kitchen cooking when I heard a message notification on my phone. I immediately closed the pot and went to check what message it was. To my surprise it was the transfer message from GiveDirectly. I was really happy when I saw the amount sent to my phone. In the evening when my husband came from the farm, I told him the good news and we plan for him to go cash out the money from the phone."
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