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
Mutai
enrolled.
"Early last year I lost my job as a security officer in Nairobi as a result of COVID pandemic.This has resulted in financial constraints in my family because I am unable to adequately feed nor provide better shelter for my family . Delays in doing farming activities such as digging and planting has also become a norm due to insufficient money. This therefore has lowered my self esteem as a father because I cannot perform my duties of taking care of the family well ."
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2 years ago
Alfred
received a $286 second payment.
"GiveDirectly is really doing very well for us, by trying to change everyone life."
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2 years ago
Mercy
received a $286 second payment.
"I long been thinking about building a house but unfortunately for me I been facing some major difficulties in getting money. Because my boy friend and I came here from Monrovia to do business, but things not working out for us at all. The present of GiveDirectly make my plan to comes to pass. I was able to paid my children school fees on time. and purchased my building materials.I really want to build house in this town too. GiveDirectly is really doing very well for me and my family, only God will be able to pay back."
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2 years ago
Naomi
received a $287 third payment.
"RE: since my husband death it have not been easy, i was only surviving from hand to mouth.
I was surviving on my brother's wife who use to send me her goods from Monrovia to sell.
It is that goods that I naturally survived from, because the price she will give me to sell the goods i could normally add little amount, it is that little amount that I add i survive on. Because I had to send her money back in other to have her send another goods."
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2 years ago
Ellen
received a $287 second payment.
"RE: I have been having a land for many years now but I couldn't build on it because i didn't have the financial strength. Before givedirectly could come I use to sell coconut for people for survival. So I would come to you who can afford the finance to purchase coconut, than i will take it (the coconut) on credit, after selling, I will return your principle and take the profit for myself.
That was how i continue to survive for many years, the profit wasn't much so i couldn't save to start my own business, it was only manageable for food.
But right now I have my own business, at this present moment I have over 25 bags of coconut of my own for sell. All thanks to givedirectly for this help."
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2 years ago
Sunzina
received a $287 third payment.
"I'm still continuing my previous goal which is my building project. However a portion of my transfer was spent on my children fees and school uniforms."
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2 years ago
Solomon
received a $273 initial payment.
"Living in a tatch house has been a challenge for me, even though my house is new but I was always not happy to see tach over it. My dream has been to live in a house that is roof with Zinc. I'm so much grateful to God for Give Directly, that my dream is now a reality. Finally my house will be roofed with zinc, and my family and I will now live comfortably, we will not have to worry about raining season any longer."
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2 years ago
Prince
received a $287 second payment.
"My second transfer was spent on my remaining building materials. Zinc, nail, gas to saw plank, and I also hire people to do my work."
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2 years ago
Sarah
received a $273 initial payment.
"I have eight living children, and six of them father died and I'm alone struggling to raise them even though they are grown. Maintaining them in school has been a huge challenge for me as a single mother, but thank God for Give Directly who have lifted that burden off my shoulders. All my six children are now in school in Monrovia and I'm happy."
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2 years ago
Isaac
received a $287 third payment.
"Building my house has been one key thing on my heart, as I gear towards getting it achieved, I'm also anticipating on buying a fairly used bike so that my son can run it on traffic to generate income for us."
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