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
Helidah
received a $99 initial payment.
"I wanted to renovate my main house, invest in maize farming and clear school fees for my children."
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over 8 years ago
Idah
received a $496 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I currently own items I never had before such as a solar panel & a wet cell and even sacks of maize."
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over 8 years ago
Alphonce
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend the whole of my upcoming lumpsum payment on 4 oxen."
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over 8 years ago
Sarah
received a $496 second payment.
"GD sends money promptly and directly, while the other NGO involves a third party like CHWs."
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over 8 years ago
Millicent
received a $99 initial payment.
"God willing, I will buy a land and start in shoe business using my upcoming lumpsum payment."
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over 8 years ago
Charles
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am lacking a house and therefore I am planning to build an iron-roofed house of 35 iron sheets using my upcoming lumpsum payment."
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over 8 years ago
Josinta
received a $496 second payment.
"GD doesn't involve third parties unlike other NGOs which involve local administrators which further affects delivery and compromises transparency of the process."
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over 8 years ago
Susan
received a $496 second payment.
"Give Directly gives out money which one can use to buy other things unlike the other NGO which used to give us a commodity like a mosquito net and yet we have many needs."
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over 8 years ago
Joshua
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am longing for 2 oxen and a plow and therefore I will buy them when I get my lumpsum payment."
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over 8 years ago
Grace
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lump sum payment on enlarging my house and upgrading it."
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