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
Rosemary
received a $496 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that GD has given us rest from heavy burden we used to have before like the need to provide accommodation to our family, food and education."
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over 8 years ago
Mariam
received a $496 second payment.
"The biggest different in my life is that I can now watch news all over the country, I no longer light with paraffin but a solar lamp. My sugarcane farm will also give income which will improve our living standards."
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over 8 years ago
Dorothy
received a $496 second payment.
"Other NGOs are giving very little amounts of money that can't sustain someone's needs but GiveDirectly is very generous in their giving."
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over 8 years ago
Elizabeth
received a $99 initial payment.
"When I get my upcoming lumpsum payment, I will plaster my main house with sand and cement and fix on it steel windows and doors."
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over 8 years ago
Caren
received a $496 second payment.
"I have a better life and i have acquired a number of assets i could not afford like, a big house and now i no longer use paraffin because i bought a solar lamp. Thank you GD."
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over 8 years ago
Mourice
received a $496 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I now have a kitchen and bulls for ox-ploughing. I can easily get income for daily needs."
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over 8 years ago
Anne
received a $496 second payment.
"The biggest difference i have seen in my life is that i am no longer in a leaking house."
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over 8 years ago
Grace
received a $496 second payment.
"GD gives us money that is more flexible and we can channel to various needs and projects while other Ngos like Aphia Nyanza give us soaps that can't address the rest of our needs like food."
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over 8 years ago
Phoebe
received a $496 second payment.
"So many NGOs does not complete their support, they start it and live it in complete while GD complete its promise."
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over 8 years ago
Musa
received a $99 initial payment.
"I will save my upcoming lumpsum payment to combine it with the last/ second upcoming lumpsum payment in order to purchase a new motorcycle."
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