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 6 years ago
Jared
received a $23 third payment.
"My life is currently different from the way it would have been if I did not receive the money in that if it was not for the money by now I wouldn't have joined the motorcycle self-help group that requires a certain amount to be a member. I'm happy I'm now a member and I can now get access to their loans."
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over 6 years ago
Florence
received a $27 initial payment.
"I have a new goal of building my home. This was an idea I had before but since I couldn't afford it I didn't know I could achieve it at any given point in life."
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over 6 years ago
Anne
received a $27 initial payment.
"I have a new goal of taking my child to university with the income I'll be earning from the business I'm planning to start up. I have never imagined of taking my child to university because I knew I couldn't afford it considering that I didn't have any source of income."
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over 6 years ago
Eve
received a $23 third payment.
"I want to start poultry farming in the next six months so that in future I'll sell them in order to raise money for meeting my needs."
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over 6 years ago
Victor
received a $27 initial payment.
"I have a new goal of opening a play station, this is one thing I had not thought of because I knew I couldn't afford it but now that I'm sure of receiving money monthly I believe I can make it."
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over 6 years ago
Mary
received a $23 third payment.
"My life is currently different from the way it would have been if I did not receive the transfer in that if it was not for GD I would not have afforded to build an iron roof house but now that I have already started buying the materials required I believe soon I'll own an iron roof house."
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over 6 years ago
Paul
received a $474 third payment.
"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on paying school fees for my two children who were in high school and now I am proud that out of Givedirectly support one of them who is my daughter was able to finished her high school education last year.I also bought a sofa seat set and started a small scale fish vending business to boost my household income ."
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over 6 years ago
George
received a $474 third payment.
"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on paying school for my son who is in high school and seeing him go to school without being sent home for school fees was my greast joy as her parent .I bought a matress ,a bed and five cushions to place on my sofa set seat. The remaining transfer I bought food for my family's consumption ."
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over 6 years ago
Everline
received a $474 third payment.
"I spend my third transfer on cementing my house into a semi- permanent house from a mud one and now I have a peace of mind since I am staying in a clean enviroment thus the rate of respiratory diseases that were affecting my children due to exposure to dust has reduced . My neighbors are also perplex with the change on our living standard which GiveDirectly has brought."
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over 6 years ago
Lilian
received a $474 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on cementing my three roomed house from a mud one with that it has saved the time and resources that I use to put on searching for cow -dung in the village most frequectly to smear my previous mud house for its stability hence that time I now spend on my small retail business to provide for my family."
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