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
Mutesi
received a $451 second payment.
"I no longer have pressure for my children's school fees, I am now developing at a higher speed and I am ever happier than before."
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over 5 years ago
Anderson
received a $546 initial payment.
"The moment I received the money from GD, I felt so happy and shared the good news with my wife. That night I wouldn't slept well as the night seemed too long, I was so anxious to withdrew the money."
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over 5 years ago
Weldon
received a $23 sixth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to buy a piece of land. We live in a small space and we need a bigger space to live in and take care of livestock. In six months' time I will harvest the beans and onions that I have planted and sell them. We will combine what we get from the sale with Give Directly transfer savings to buy the land."
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over 5 years ago
Philemon
received a $546 initial payment.
"The moment I got these money I was so happy as I had never gotten such amount before."
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over 5 years ago
Victor
received a $23 sixth payment.
"In the six months, I expect to get married."
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over 5 years ago
Selina
received a $546 initial payment.
"The moment I got from Give Directly I called my son to go and collect the money.It was my first time ever to get such a large amount of money and was I wouldn't kept it in my house and I took it to my village elder to kept it for me until the time when I went for it."
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over 5 years ago
Jackson
received a $23 sixth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect my life to be better in that I will have bought a cow and build a house. I also expect to have started tea farming."
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over 5 years ago
Benard
received a $546 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is now I have cows like other villagers. this has brought happiness in my family as we can have milk for consumption. My children are so happy have milk and are now growing healthier."
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over 5 years ago
Stephen
received a $634 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I have a spacious house which I never knew I would ever owned ."
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over 5 years ago
Mary
enrolled.
"Living positively with HIV/Aids"
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