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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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4 years ago
Walter
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have my own cow and car battery which I use for lighting instead of the traditional tin that I used in the past."
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4 years ago
Sharon
received a $493 second payment.
"GiveDirectly is different from other NGOs because you are not given any condition on what to do with the money like other NGOs.GiveDirectly does not need a refund of the money given unlike other NGOs that you have to return the money given since most of them are loaning institutions."
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4 years ago
Janet
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I bought a cow, have built and plastered my house a house. "
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4 years ago
Zablon
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest different in my life is the ability to pay college fee for my son and boosting of the business which was about to collapse."
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4 years ago
Jane
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest differnce in my daily life is that I have completed this term's school fees and now my children wont be sent home for school fees."
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4 years ago
Milka
received a $493 second payment.
"Givedirectly gives transfers immediately unlike other NGOs which promises but do not keep up their promise. "
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4 years ago
John
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference my life is being able to build to put up a house in my own compound."
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4 years ago
Phoebe
received a $493 second payment.
"Atleast i now have my own nice house i never had before. I have my own cattle too."
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4 years ago
Judith
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is I have have paid part of the money needed for land purchase, at the moment I am staying in a rental house hoping to build my own homestead."
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4 years ago
Nancy
received a $493 second payment.
"Givedirectly transfers comes directly to us but that's not the case with other NGOs."
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