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
Scolastika
received a $466 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness to see that my family is joyful and there's change of housing in the compound from grass thatched to iron sheet roofed. "
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5 years ago
Stephen
received a $466 initial payment.
"That moment I received my money, I felt so happy to be receiving such an amount of money in a life time. "
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5 years ago
Benna
received a $466 initial payment.
"The biggest change in my life is that, I am in the process of constructing an ironed roofed house which I hope to shift in to after construction. I am currently sleeping in a grass thatched hut that leaks whenever it rains."
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5 years ago
Gilbert
received a $466 initial payment.
"It was a round 6:00 am when I turned my phone on and a message from Givedirectly indicating that I had received money popped up. I was on my way to dig but I had to go back home to share the good news with my wife. She joined me to celebrate with joy and we planned on how to spend it at a later time when I returned from the garden."
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5 years ago
Musitafa
received a $466 initial payment.
"The moment I received the money I felt so happy. GiveDirectly is a trust worthy organisation because they fulfilled their promise to us."
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5 years ago
Joseph
received a $466 initial payment.
"My daily life is better because I'm sure of good yields since I purchased an ox for ploughing my piece of agricultural land on time. In the past, I used to get poor yields because I cultivated late because I had to wait for the owners of the oxen to finish ploughing.In addition, I have acquired a bicycle which has simplified my movements both to the well and the market. Before, I had move for along distance."
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5 years ago
Sylvester
received a $526 second payment.
"My life has changed a lot because right now I have my own motorbike and I do not have to work for someone, I have a lot of freedom because I have my own freedom apart from pocketing every coin that I make on a day to day basis."
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5 years ago
Judith
received a $466 initial payment.
"My life is different now in that, I'm so happy because I have managed to acquire items that I didn't have previously for example, a bull, household items like (mattress, clothes, shoe). I'm very happy because I have been able to replace my groundnut seeds which I had sold to treat my child."
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5 years ago
Florence
received a $466 initial payment.
"My daily life is different now in that, I'm so happy because I have been able to acquire what I lacked in my previous life. I have Bought an ox that will enable me plough on time compared to early days. In the past, I used to go plough for others so that they could return the favor and plough for me also. My heart is filled with joy because I have paid off the land mortgage that has given me full ownership of my land. I also feel relieved now because I have paid school fees for my children."
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5 years ago
Simon
received a $466 initial payment.
"I was too excited together with my family when I received the money. For I knew it was going to sort my family problems most especially paying off the debt that denied me access to my acres of land."
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