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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over 5 years ago
Mercy
received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that,I have owned a bull that is going to ease farming when the rainny season begins and I'm also relieved from the debt burden the I had."
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over 5 years ago
Esther
received a $471 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy to be receiving this amount of money to help support my life. "
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over 5 years ago
Maculate
received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am relieved to be having these bulls to help with ploughing gardens during rainy seasons."
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over 5 years ago
Felix
received a $471 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt happy because this money would help me marry a wife. "
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over 5 years ago
Angella
received a $471 initial payment.
"The mobile money message came in when I was in the garden. When I read the message, I could not believe my eyes. I was too excited to the extent of leaving the garden work as I dashed off to withdraw the money."
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over 5 years ago
Silver
received a $471 initial payment.
"I became very happy at that moment when I received the money. I had plans of purchasing a piece of land where I can build."
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over 5 years ago
Hellen
received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference is that my life has changed because I was able to purchase an ox-plough which will increase our food production.
I also hired a piece of land that will boost our crop production."
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over 5 years ago
Lazaro
received a $471 initial payment.
"On that day,my nephew knocked at my door and woke me up. When I came out, he told me that I had received money from GiveDirectly. I was very excited and I encouraged him to construct a house for me."
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over 5 years ago
Magret
received a $471 initial payment.
"The moment I recived the money, I felt very happy. This is because, from my childhood I had never recieved such a huge amount of money."
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over 5 years ago
Pulisikira
received a $471 initial payment.
"The moment I recieved the money, I felt over excited to the extent that breathing was failing me. This was also my first time to receive such a huge sum of money in my life."
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