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
Joyce
received a $452 second payment.
"My life is now different in that, my standard of living has totally improved because these days I feed well, dress well, sleep well and I have a peace of mind. This was not the case in the past, when I never had the money to afford the items that I managed to acquire using this transfers."
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5 years ago
Margret
received a $452 second payment.
"My life is different than if I had not received cash transfer in that, my health has improved because I have been able to acquire adequate treatment. Besides, I am a stress free person because life is less challenging since most of the needs had been met by GiveDirectly cash transfer. Before I received this cash transfer, I frequently used to suffer from ulcers. I could visit the government health facility that lacked drugs, prescription could be made but with no drugs given, that was my greatest challenge."
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5 years ago
John
received a $459 second payment.
""My life is different now because I was able to acquire a piece of land that I intend to use for commercial farming. And the yields will earn me income in the long run. I am grateful that I received the cash transfers because it has helped me to acquire that land.""
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5 years ago
Peter
received a $452 second payment.
"My life is now different in that, I been able to acquire livestock that currently engages me when I look after them. This is not like the past, when I never had anything meaningful and productive to do. This livestock has also given me hope that, poverty is no longer and will never be my biggest problem."
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5 years ago
Charles
received a $459 second payment.
"My life is different in that, farming which is the main source of food and income for myself has been made easier with the bulls I bought with this transfer, My transportation has also been made easier with my bicycle and I above all I have got a piece of mind because I can now afford basic needs, I couldn't have achieved all these had I not received this transfer."
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5 years ago
Lawrence
received a $531 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfers because I managed to buy better farm equipment for my butternut farming and I am hopeful to get a bumper harvest. I used to have a poor harvest in the past because I could not afford to buy better farm inputs. I also managed to start poultry farming which I am hopeful will expand to be bigger in future. I can now collect eggs for sales and also consume some for nutritional needs. I am glad I have a better source of income."
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5 years ago
Maurine
received a $531 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because I am now living in my own compound in a big spacious house which was not the case in the past. I used to live in a small house and did not have any homes of getting a better on. My children can also have all the meals because we have enough food in the house unlike in the past when we only had one meal a day."
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5 years ago
Lazaro
received a $452 second payment.
"" My life has changed alot in that I live comfortable life and I have a peaceful mind because I have constructed a three roomed house. Secondly, the cash transfers have raised my self esteem in the community because I dress decently and my home is comfy.
Had I not received the cash transfer, I would be miserable and desperate without any hope of a better life.""
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5 years ago
Javan
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have bought decent seats. currently, I do not have my own, they got burnt some years back. Whenever I have visitors I normally take seats from my mother's house which to me is a bother being that I have to return them after every visit."
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5 years ago
Sam
received a $459 second payment.
"My life is different in that, before I used to have a lot of stress because I could not provide for my family with basic needs. Now that I got my transfers from GiveDirectly, I can afford to provide basic needs for my family and we are happy."
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