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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almost 7 years ago
Siprosa
received a $479 third payment.
"I used the money to buy building materials such as sand and cement that I used to construct a new house. In addition to that, I also bought new steel doors and windows that I managed to fix on my house. I eventually plastered the entire house just like I had planned."
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almost 7 years ago
Pamela
received a $476 third payment.
"My son in secondary school had a huge amount of school fee balance which I cleared using the last transfer I received from Give Directly and then payed the following year's fee with the rest of it."
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almost 7 years ago
Rispa
received a $479 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer to build a house because the one I was staying was too small, the walls had started cracking and also the roof was seriously leaking.I also bought household items and food for my family"
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almost 7 years ago
Beatrice
received a $476 third payment.
"I used the money to buy some fifteen bags of cement that I used in building my house. I then used the rest to pay school fees for my children. I had fees arrears that I had not paid by that time and that is why I opted to clear the balance."
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almost 7 years ago
Loice
received a $497 third payment.
"I used the money to buy food and clothing for my family. Part of the money was used to buy one truck of sand and cement that I used to build a new house. The remaining amount of money I used to pay school fees for my child."
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almost 7 years ago
Susan
received a $476 third payment.
"I spent my transfer on paying school fees for my son in secondary school who had been sent home for the same. I also used the rest to pay deposit for land which I want to give my son as inheritance."
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almost 7 years ago
Rose
received a $476 third payment.
"I used my third to transfer to buy iron sheets that I set aside for the purpose of extending my house because it is not being enough it .I also bought 3 goats and plastered my house with part of the money."
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almost 7 years ago
Gaudencia
received a $476 third payment.
"I used my third transfer to buy fencing materials such as barbed wire and poles that I used to fence my compound."
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almost 7 years ago
Lilian
received a $497 third payment.
"We had bought building materials with the second transfer that we received from Give Directly,so we used part of the third transfer to build a new house and the rest of it to pay my dowry."
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almost 7 years ago
Jane
received a $497 third payment.
"I did spent my last transfer to pay school fees for my son who was in form and had arrears of 25,000 KES. The remaining balance I did deposit in the hard where we used to acquire building materials for our permanent house that was on going. This transfer has been a total blessing to our lives."
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