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
Hawa
enrolled.
"I am happy to receive this money. I will use the money to build a house since the big house that I had was destroyed by the rains. I will also use the money to buy food. The remaining money I will use the remaining money to start a fish selling business since I live near the lake."
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over 2 years ago
Edina
received a $378 initial payment.
"I was so happy beyond measure cause my life had changed in a blink of an eye i used to struggle to find food but now i was able to buy enough food , clothing and other household items"
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over 2 years ago
Sakina
enrolled.
"I am very happy today that I have been enrolled into this program. I will use this money to buy things that I have always needed such as chairs, a matress and good beddings."
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over 2 years ago
Asiyatu
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face is lack of money. Most of the jobs that I find do not pay a lot. I do piece work such as fixing fishing nets. It is a challenging job because I spend a lot of time working on a single fishing net and earn a little money."
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over 2 years ago
Patuma
enrolled.
"I am very excited to receive this money. I will use this money to buy some furniture since I already have a house but what I was lacking is good furniture I will also use the money to buy a bicycle for easy movement as well as goats. These goats will help me a lot because I will be able to sell some of them when they multiply."
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over 2 years ago
Mariam
received a $378 initial payment.
"I was so happy beyond belief"
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over 2 years ago
Patuma
received a $378 initial payment.
"With the transfer i was able to buy other household items and cloths plus building myself and my family a nice house"
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over 2 years ago
Payida
received a $378 initial payment.
"I used the money to buy iron sheets to fix my old house ,i have been leaving in poverty for so long and i never thought of ever building a house with iron sheets i was always worried when the rain seasons are approaching but now i have no worries at all"
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over 2 years ago
Mary
received a $378 initial payment.
"I will never forget that moment I just saw the notification message from Airtel saying that i have just received money from Givedirectly, that was one of the happiest moment of my life, all of these years that i have lived up to this old age i have never received such a huge amount of money."
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over 2 years ago
Mary
received a $378 initial payment.
"I was very excited, grateful and thankful. The money has helped a lot."
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