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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almost 5 years ago
John
received a $200 initial payment.
"My goal is to go back to school and study Electrical Engineering so I can have the career I always wanted."
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almost 5 years ago
Joseph
received a $368 second payment.
"My life is currently different in that, I now have my own place. I used to live with my brother and depend on him to provide most of the needs in the house, but i was able to get my own place and I can now fully support myself."
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almost 5 years ago
Victor
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect to change my life because I know that after six months I will have erected a new house that is more spacious and can easily accommodate my family as opposed to living in this small house where we squeeze for space."
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almost 5 years ago
Catherine
received a $452 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been of I had never recieved the transfer in that my family and I are in a safe house where we are not suffering from a leaking roof."
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almost 5 years ago
Christine
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect to buy one truck of sand that I will use to cement my house that is currently made of mud. I will do so so that my house becomes more durable for a very long time in the future."
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almost 5 years ago
Alex
received a $23 eighth payment.
"The big plan right now is to save as much as I can so that I can be able to buy a cow in the near future. It will not be an easy task for me to complete because of the little cash I get every month but I know this mission will be achievable."
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almost 5 years ago
Caren
received a $46 fourth payment.
"I have been able to buy enough food for my family unlike previously when I used to struggle so much in the past. Right now my husband and I have joined the one acre fund project where we acquire high quality fertilizer and seedlings that will see us get a bumper harvest at the end of the season."
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almost 5 years ago
Joseph
received a $470 initial payment.
"I was over joyed and praised God when I received my first transfer, I knelt down in my house prayed to God to keep blessing Give Directly and the staff in general for the wonderful and amazing assistance. I was so happy that whatever I did not have in my household it was time for me to purchase all the necessities that my house needed."
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almost 5 years ago
Betty
received a $470 initial payment.
"My life is different because I have my oxen and when rains return I will be able to plough with ease and no longer have to hire labor which is very expensive. I used to think a lot how my child could go back school but since I was able to pay fees with this transfer I have peace of mind."
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almost 5 years ago
Solomon
received a $200 initial payment.
"I am planning to start a second-hand clothing business to help me boost my daily income."
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