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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almost 3 years ago
Bandu
received a $299 third payment.
"My children school fees and other related school materials were purchased from the money received"
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almost 3 years ago
Farmer
received a $299 third payment.
"My plan was to purchase fertilizer and chemical for my garden"
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almost 3 years ago
Browne
received a $299 second payment.
"Building my house and sending my children to school has been my worries.I will use portion of my transfer to buy two bundles of zinc and zinc nails which cost twenty eight thousands Liberian Dollars. I will also register my children in school buy their school materials. I can't let this academic school year to pass without my children attending."
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almost 3 years ago
Noami
received a $299 second payment.
"My most recent transfer had not been withdrew from my account. I am saving the cash to reach the amount that I need to enable me buy my own motorbike for transport purposes. A new business I'm about to start."
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almost 3 years ago
Grace
received a $284 initial payment.
"I was excited. I was indoor at night when my neighbour came and told me about the transfer.I have been suffering so much as a single mother. My children have been going to school without uniforms,back bags,and shoes.I lost my older sister since three years ago. She left her only son. I was unable to take care of him due to poverty. I sent him to Monrovia to a friend so that he can go to school. They have been calling me to go and bring him back home because there was no money to pay his school fees. It have been worrisome. Fortunately,GiveDirectly came and took away my worries by giving us unconditional cash."
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almost 3 years ago
Solomon
received a $299 third payment.
"In my opinion, GIVEDIRECTLY is doing everything well. What GIVEDIRECTLY needs to look into is working with the MTN Company when it comes to giving recipients mutilated notes."
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almost 3 years ago
Saina
received a $376 initial payment.
"The major difference ever sinc i got the transfer is that as a family we have been eating healthy and proper foods,my children are very happy right now because for the past years we used to be having one or two meals per day,but with the coming in of GiveDirectly I'm proud to announce that we have been having breakfast as well.
I really appreciate everything that the organizations is doing and continue with the good work."
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almost 3 years ago
John
received a $284 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life since I started recieving payments from GiveDirectly is that, I am no longer going to travel two hours and half distance to cut thatches. Moreover, I am now going to be living in a house that will have the floor cast with cement and the walls plastered with concrete.
GiveDirectly is truly the organization for the poorest people. Since I was born this is the first time ever to receive that amount of money free. May God richly blessed GiveDirectly."
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almost 3 years ago
Garpue
received a $299 second payment.
"In my opinion GiveDirectly does not prioritize one household over another. GiveDirectly treats all households equal. It allows each household to decide by itself what to do with the payments given. GiveDirectly protects its recipients from fraud; that is, GiveDirectly advice recipients to be careful with their payments especially during cash out. As for what GiveDirectly is not doing well, I have not seen anything yet that it is not doing well. Infact, this is the only organization I have seen the workers every time they are coming they bring their own food and water."
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almost 3 years ago
Janjay
received a $284 initial payment.
"I and my husband have been making farm and selling some of the yells from the farm but have not received this amount of money from the sale. Now that I have this amount of money, I can say the biggest difference in my daily life since I started recieving payments from GiveDirectly is that, I am now able to build a bigger house. I will be sleeping on mattress I have not had the opportunity to sleep on."
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