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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6 years ago
Edwin
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I believe my life will change in the next six months because I will be able to cater for my family needs easily. My biggest worry is school fees since I don't want to fail my kids. I have been working hard to pay fees so that they don't miss lessons. It is not my wish to have them perform poorly because of not playing my part. I will use the wages I get from my casual jobs to cater for my other needs and use the transfers from GiveDirectly to pay school fees. In six months time, I will be able also to plan well and strategize on how to allocate all my sources of income. This will give me peace of mind since my life will be well planned with less worries."
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6 years ago
Ruth
received a $200 initial payment.
"I am planning to look for a stall where I can sit and sell. |This is because I have been hawking my products which is very tedious. I am planning to boost my business and bring varieties of ladies products to enhance my profit by attracting more customers."
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6 years ago
Luwali
received a $550 initial payment.
"When I received the transfer, I was happy for it is long since I received such an amount of money and which I never expected in all my life that I would get it without working for it."
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6 years ago
Mercy
received a $550 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that ever since we received this transfer we have been able to plant maize in our farms. This has enabled food security since we are not going to do casual jobs anymore. Our children are no longer sleeping hungry, in fact, we can afford three meals a day more than ever."
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6 years ago
Dama
received a $550 initial payment.
"I was buying milk daily from a neighbour and at times I could not meet the whole bill and bearing in mind that I was taking milk due to my health condition. Through the transfer, I acquired two cows which will ensure that I get milk continuously and their will be no more expenses on milk."
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6 years ago
Sarah
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I will be having good capital for my grain business from saving the transfers. I will have a lot of money form the profits that can go a long way in educating my children and meeting our daily needs."
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6 years ago
Rose
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will have full settle the loan hence I will have a chance to go a high amount. I will have a better house since I expect to have to have fully completed my house construction and will have also started a new business with the new loan. This will always be my happiness in my life to come."
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6 years ago
Mebo
received a $200 initial payment.
"I did tailoring though I did not finish some class hence I am planning to go back to school to finish the remaining bit. After which, I am planning to buy materials and start a tailoring business."
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6 years ago
Sarah
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I will be living in a decent house that I will have build. In addition one of my sons will have completed his college education."
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6 years ago
Caleb
received a $23 eighth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect my life to change. I am planning to build a house using the help I receive monthly from GiveDirectly. I have been buying building materials every time I get the money at the end of the month. I also sleep in my step father's house which is in a bad condition, it leaks every time it rains and the pillars used in building it have broken. The house is almost collapsing. I worry that whenever their is strong wind, It can fall down. I hope it doesn't fall before the six months elapses."
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