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 8 years ago
Mary
received a $496 second payment.
"GD has created a big impact in my life since I am currently living in a leak free house. I used to live in a house that was thoroughly leaking something that exposed me to frequent illness."
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over 8 years ago
Everline
received a $496 second payment.
"GD has involved everyone in the community without discriminating, while other NGOs sometimes just deal with certain sections of the community e.g girl child."
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over 8 years ago
Sharon
received a $496 second payment.
"Support from GD makes a big difference in our lives compared to others that by the time the support ends no major difference is experienced."
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over 8 years ago
Rose
received a $496 second payment.
"It's very hard for one to get the whole gift as given by other NGOs because it passes through many hands, but GiveDirectly deals directly with the recipient."
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over 8 years ago
Edward
received a $496 second payment.
"So many NGOs are using corrupt criteria way to select people in the community while GD their criteria of choosing people is free and fair."
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over 8 years ago
Jane
received a $496 second payment.
"Before I got the transfers my children were being sent back home so often due to lack of school fees and I was worried whether they would eventually complete schooling; but since I got the transfers they are consistently going to school and am very much relieved about this."
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over 8 years ago
Crispin
received a $496 second payment.
"My compound and my children are now smart and am going through a training that will help me fro the rest of my life."
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over 8 years ago
Lillian
received a $496 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I used to delay my farming activities due to lack of means to plow my farms something that used to affect my yields generally but since I received transfers from GD, I managed to buy some oxen something that has bolster productivity in my farms."
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over 8 years ago
Loice
received a $496 second payment.
"Sometimes other NGOs do not deliver whatever they stated they would deliver to community members due to corruption even in the way they select those who are to benefit from their program, while GD deals directly with individuals and they send the transfers as they had stated."
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over 8 years ago
Caroline
received a $496 second payment.
"My children can now eat good foods and they are no longer being sent home from time to time because of school fees."
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