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 2 years ago
Patience
received a $279 second payment.
"My new goal is to build another house because I have a very large family."
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over 2 years ago
Gibson
received a $265 initial payment.
"My most recent transfer that I received I'm going to be able to build a new house for my children.
I bought (5) bundles of zinc and cement to finish my house.
I even bought few gallons of gas to saw my planks.
I paid my children schools fees and also buy them some schools material for this year.
I'm doing small farming work this year,I'm going to paid people to help brush my farms.
I even bought my big daughter a phone that she is using in school.
I'm awaiting my second transfer from GiveDirectly so that i can improving my business.
I paid the men that is building my house now.
I even paid the power saw man that is sawing my planks in the bush."
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over 2 years ago
Mary
received a $279 third payment.
"My most recent transfer that I received from GiveDirectly.
I'm going to be able to build a new house for my children.
I will paid my children schools fees and also buy them some schools material for this year.
I even bought four (4)bundles of zinc and fews bags of cement.
I'm going to paid some man to help me cut some stick from the bush.
I even bought few gallons of gas to saw my planks.
I'm going to paid people that will build my house.
I'm trying to make a rice farms,so I will paid people to brush the farms.
I paid all of my children schools fees for this calender school year.
They are very much happy in schools now with their friends."
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over 2 years ago
Godpower
received a $279 second payment.
"My new goal that i have for my just recent transfer that I received from GiveDirectly.
I'm going to build a new house for my children and paid their school fees.
I'm planning of buying zinc and cement to finish my house.
I even bought some planks that i will add on the stick that i paid people to cut.
I bought some food for the house and also for my farming work.
I even paid some man to help me with my farming work.
I'm going to buy my big daughter a phone that she will be using in school.
I'm planning of starting a new business to help me and my family.
Things was not really good with us over the years."
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over 2 years ago
Kuku
enrolled.
"I planned to send my children to school and built my house, I am renting this house. My children are not in school because I do not have money to pay their tuitions, most of their friends can be in school while they are home doing nothing."
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over 2 years ago
Grace
received a $265 initial payment.
"The biggest difference receiving payment from Givedirectly made in my daily life is that I can no longer sleep on cold mat with my child . I am now sleeping on good mattress and is able to provide regular meal for my child. Thanks to Givedirectly for the financial empowerment. I believe that with receiving transfer from Givedirectly, my suffering will soon be over."
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over 2 years ago
Thomas
received a $265 initial payment.
"The biggest difference GiveDirectly transfer have made in my daily life since I received this payment is that I am now relexed and stressed freed . I have build strong resilience over every challenging situation as single parent and now hopping of getting money from somewhere to take care of my children. Thanks to Givedirectly for impacting my life positively. I believe that with Givedirectly kind gesture to me through mobile money transfer, my suffering will soon be over."
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over 2 years ago
Sarah
received a $279 second payment.
"The new goal I have set before receiving this transfer is to plaster my house wall and floor with cement .I am a single mother caring for 4 children. My husband abandoned me since two years back and I am undergoing lot of hardships. I have been unable to complete my unfinished building due to hardship. I am Planning to use my recent transfer to paid contractors to cut down trees on my farm and start to plant rice and complete my building process. Thanks to Givedirectly for empowering me financially. I believe that with my transfer, my suffering will soon be over."
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over 2 years ago
Baryoe
received a $279 third payment.
"In my own opinion,Givedirectly is one of the best and creditable organizations in Liberia for now. Through Givedirectly kind gesture to communities, Many recipients have started building their own houses, while others who didn't have any plan of building houses due to hardship are now in the processes of constructing their own homes. Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash support. There is no system in GiveDirectly implementations that needs improvement."
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over 2 years ago
Margaret
received a $484 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I am living a happy life after completing my desire of constructing a concrete water tank. Furthermore, my kids are enjoying wearing new clothes. I am sure that I will store enough water for my family as well as sell extra to earn a living."
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