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 9 years ago
David
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to use a portion of the transfer to build a new home because where I established my current house is being deputed and some people want me to vacate the land I inherited from my deceased father. I'm also planning to invest the remaining amount in livestock."
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almost 9 years ago
Lilian
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to pay fees to my son with a portion of the transfer. I'm also planning to repair my house because it is in bad position while the remaining portion I'll invest in livestock."
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almost 9 years ago
Ezra
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to pay dowry with a portion of the transfer. I'm also planning to replace my roofing with new iron sheets because the current ones are too old and leaking."
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almost 9 years ago
Beatrice
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to cement both floor and walls of my house because at the moment it is soil and demands frequent repairs which is also expensive. I'm also planning to buy some livestock with the remaining portion of the transfer."
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almost 9 years ago
Millicent
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face in life is that we have unreliable sources of income and this affects our ability to pay school fee in good time for our children."
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almost 9 years ago
Mary
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a spacious house."
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almost 9 years ago
Magret
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a big comfortable iron roofed house."
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almost 9 years ago
Helida
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children were able to join secondary."
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almost 9 years ago
Edwin
received a $493 second payment.
"GiveDirectly doesn't have middlemen while other NGOs have a lot of middlemen."
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almost 9 years ago
Evaline
received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my child goes to school without being sent home for fees."
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