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
Samule
received a $451 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I have been relieved from hard labor that I used to do, weeding people's gardens to get money, I also own a cow that is about to produce and I have savings that I'm to spend later for my basic needs, I couldn't have have got all these had I not received money from Give Directly."
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over 5 years ago
Joseph
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have saved enough money to be able to buy a dairy cow for the household. I know that the dairy cow will bring relief to some of the familys pressing needs. I also expect to be happier than I am now at that time."
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over 5 years ago
Charles
received a $451 second payment.
"My life is different in that, before I never had Livestock but now I also own Livestock which I will use in future to marry my wife and for milk when they reproduce. I would not have got this Livestock immediately if I never got my transfer."
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over 5 years ago
Samali
received a $458 second payment.
"I am happy that GiveDirectly sent me this cash transfer that helped me treat myself and pay my medical bills. I was very sick and helpless after being attacked by unknown thugs. Had I not received this cash transfer I would have lost my life."
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over 5 years ago
Hellen
received a $451 second payment.
"My life is now different in that, my standard of living has improved for the better. This is because, I have been able to acquire valuables in my house and also been in position to take my children to better schools and some in boarding. This has contributed to a peace of mind which has left my life more healthy due to lack of stress."
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over 5 years ago
Irene
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to be staying happily with my family in our newly improved home. I also expect to have had sustainable food production within the household that will help keep my family strong and healthy."
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over 5 years ago
Sicoviatino
received a $451 second payment.
"If I had never recieved the transfer, I would not be as healthy as I am now. Before, even feeding was a problem."
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over 5 years ago
Francis
received a $458 second payment.
"My life is different in I have acquired my own oxen, I will now be ploughing in time, I have paid off mortgage and I have got back my farm land."
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over 5 years ago
Ziporah
received a $451 second payment.
"I am soon completing payment of an acre of land which I will utilize for crop cultivation. That has relieved me off stress that had been on my back. Before, I had only an acre of land that did not facilitate crop production for enough food for the household."
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over 5 years ago
Mariam
received a $451 second payment.
"These transfers have greatly improved my standards of living than it would have been if I never received the transfer.
I used to sleep in a grass thatched house meaning that i'm now sleeping in a iron roofed house. I have also managed to buy clothes I never imagined I would wear."
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