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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5 years ago
Livingstone
received a $22 twentieth payment.
"In the next six months, I will have bought a cow. This would guarantee my family a continuous supply of milk throughout the year. I believe when we have enough to use and surplus for sale it would cut our daily expenses. I will instead earn more income through the sale of milk. I feel good I am growing on a daily basis. I am now actualizing dreams I had for a long time because I now have enough capital to make the dreams come true"
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5 years ago
Rael
received a $22 twentieth payment.
"In the next six months, I believe I will have completed constructing my new kitchen and this means I will be having a good place for cooking. My family won't suffer anymore by sleeping hungry during the rainy seasons. Apart from having a place to cook in, my children will also have a decent room where they can sleep in without being interrupted"
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5 years ago
Zula
received a $466 initial payment.
"My life has changed because I have got enough spacious bed as opposed to when we shared a small one with the children. Secondly, after connecting electricity in my house, I will be watching news and movies from the Television set I bought."
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5 years ago
Muhamad
received a $466 initial payment.
"The moment I got money from GiveDirectly, I felt happy because I have been having planing to buy a motorbike but I had no money."
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5 years ago
Twaha
received a $466 initial payment.
"My life is much better because I managed to access better treatment since I was poisoned. If it was not for this transfer, I would have died because I could not afford to access treatment. Secondly, the motorbike I acquired has made my movements easy to different markets being a businessman. Prior to this transfer, I rode a bicycle for long distances and I could suffer from chest pain."
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5 years ago
Agnes
received a $466 initial payment.
"The moment I received money, I felt happy because I got money for plastering my permanent house."
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5 years ago
Philiph
received a $532 initial payment.
"It was around 3 am when I received a message alert on my phone. Since I was awake, I decided to read the message and know its content. I became so happy when the realization that I had received the promised money sunk into my mind. I knew that I would be able to achieve the goals that I had laid down after enrollment."
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5 years ago
Isaiah
received a $22 twentieth payment.
"In six months' time, I expect to have grown food crops and will be at the peak of harvesting. I hope that I will have plenty of food purposely for my family's livelihoods. Enough harvests would mean that I can even sell some so that I can pay school fees for my children who are currently in school."
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5 years ago
Eddy
received a $515 second payment.
"Unemployment has always been a challenge in our country. My spouse who schooled up to college had to work as a casual worker after looking for white-collar jobs and did not get an opportunity. Therefore, his income has been meager to support the family and pay school fees for the children since he is the breadwinner. Lack of money made us have sleepless nights as a result of stress. My life is currently different since I have successfully paid school fees for my three children who are in secondary school. I feel peaceful and proud because I have been able to pay their school fees up to first term next year, therefore, I am certain they will have humble time in school as I struggle to look for more to raise their subsequent terms fees."
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5 years ago
Zainabu
received a $466 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I knelt down and thanked Allah for his goodness."
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