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
Kula
received a $267 initial payment.
"I cash out my money, bought two bundles of zinc, three bags of cement and food."
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over 2 years ago
Abraham
received a $281 second payment.
"I planned to renovate my house, buy clothes, food and start business before receiving my second cash transfer from Givedrectly."
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over 2 years ago
Wokie
received a $267 initial payment.
"Upon cashing out my money, I did payment of my children school fees, bought thirty pieces of planks, two bundles of zinc and save the balance money for emergency purpose."
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over 2 years ago
Korpo
received a $281 third payment.
"I plan to build my house and to also buy food for the house."
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over 2 years ago
Varney
received a $281 second payment.
"In the past four years, l have been sugguling making cassava farm before my family can survive. But after receiving the money from give directly, I started improving my life and the hard work has reduced."
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over 2 years ago
Makulah
received a $281 second payment.
"I bought zinc to start building my kitchen, I gave some money to support family, I bought mattress for my room and I also bought food for my house."
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over 2 years ago
Hannah
enrolled.
""I am into fishing, everytime I start to fishing the money that I collect is insufficient to take care of my family and put my children into school. That is why I need money that will help me make a big business"."
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over 2 years ago
Fatu
received a $281 second payment.
"I plan to build house, plan to pay my son school fees and I am also planning to buy food."
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over 2 years ago
Jacob
received a $281 second payment.
"Paying my son school fees, buying mattress and even trying to build my house. These are all good things that give directly did for me. In the past months, I used to do a very hard work in the bush before my family can survive. But after receiving this money from give directly, my life has changed and the hard work has reduced."
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over 2 years ago
Esther
enrolled.
"I have a small business to substain my family and I.But the business has gone down because of low cash and can not substain us.If I am successful , I will add up my business to a bigger one that will help my family.This will me feed my gour children and pay their school fees."
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