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
Watta
enrolled.
"I am a widow, my husband died some five years ago. I have been the only one responsible for my kids' education.
Proceeds from the little garden I make, is unable to pay my kids' fees.
Having the finance to pay my kids' fees is my major challenge."
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over 2 years ago
Shaminat
enrolled.
"The challenges I'm facing now are getting money to build my own house and start a business that I will money from to maintain my family.
Eventhough I do business to sustain my family, the money I earn from the little business I do, i used some to pay my children school fees and use the balance on food.
The house I live in my husband and his aunt joined to build it and I don't know what might happen in the future.
I want to build my own house to avoid feture embarrassment for my children.
I will really appreciate any help from Givedirectly to improve my livelihood."
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over 2 years ago
Hannah
enrolled.
"If we (I and my husband) reach the requirement or if I'm qualify to get this money we will build a decent house for our family."
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over 2 years ago
Johanna
enrolled.
"If I'm qualify to get this money I will send my children to school and establish a big business so we can sustain ourselves."
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over 2 years ago
Norah
enrolled.
"I'm currently facing lots of health complications, like I don't walk by myself anymore, I don't see clearly as before and I don't feel good as I should, so my major problem is health issues."
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over 2 years ago
Hawa
enrolled.
""When I receive this money, I will buy 'house spot' in Monrovia, build a house and relocate my family.
Life hasn't been easy for us here. There's no established source of employment here. We were born and raised in hard labor. This is the only fate that we have now. I don't wish for my children to have this same fate. I have been praying for God to open a way for us to relocate to Monrovia.
So when I receive this money, I will buy a house spot in Monrovia and relocate my family.""
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over 2 years ago
Messi
enrolled.
""When I receive this money, I will renovate my house with it.
This house was built by my mother during Tubman regime. This was the only house that survived the civil crisis. The house has not been fully renovated since. I changed the roof after the Liberian civil war (2003).
The condition of the house is now bad. There're leakages everywhere. The house was built without a bathroom.
So when I receive this money, I plan to renovate this house.
Next, I will use the remaining transfer to build another house as a legacy project for GiveDirectly.
I currently own an undeveloped land in this town. I will build a house on it so that it will be an epitome of GiveDirectly's good work in the District.""
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over 2 years ago
Jungbeh
enrolled.
"If I received this cash transfer,I will fixed my house because, the house I'm currently living in has a serious problem, when I'm sleeping at night, rain falls in my house badly. I also want to do business with the remaining money, to continue supporting my children in school."
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over 2 years ago
Blessing
enrolled.
"I am currently faced with lot of challenges such as, My husband is not working currently, we have 5 children and no money to take care of them, I don't even have soap to wash my baby diaper, I give birth on the 13 of Nov up till now,I don't even have money to take care of my child. There's also no food in our home for the kids to eat, so I go around doing small business just so my kids and I can survive."
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over 2 years ago
Musu
enrolled.
"If I received the money,I will make business and reconditioned my house because the house I'm living in is linking seriously, I will also do business with the remaining money."
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