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 2 years ago
Rachel
received a $244 second payment.
"In the years to come when I should have complete my house, I would like to see my children in school. One of them had to drop because of financial challenge I was faced with."
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over 2 years ago
Othea
received a $244 second payment.
"" By next year I want to see myself turning over the key of my new house to my children. Renting, feeding and paying school fees the same is very costly. With this huge help from Give Directly, it will lesson the burden on my husband and I.""
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over 2 years ago
Sampson
received a $244 second payment.
"All through my life my major means of surviving has been agriculture. In the coming year and beyond, I look forward to investing more in my rubber and Cocoa farms as well as a business to continue providing my family's needs. With that, we can also independently be able to solve some other family problems."
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over 2 years ago
Victoria
received a $244 second payment.
"I have two of my children in school. One of which is in the 10th grade and the other in 6th grade. Their fees have not been paid completely. In the coming years and beyond, I hope to save enough money to be able to pay their fees until they complete their High School education. I also hope that a year from now, I will have a decent structure built for my family and I."
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over 2 years ago
Catherine
received a $244 second payment.
"I have always wanted a better living conditon for my family and me. Therefore, In the coming years I want to complete my house renovation project and be able to invest more in farming so as to save enough money for my children's school fees."
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over 2 years ago
John
received a $244 second payment.
"Agricultural is our main source of survival in this community. It's the means through which we get money to substain our family.
Therefore In the coming years, I intend to invest a big portion of my savings in agriculture and to have my own cocoa farm. This will make me independent and will be able to do what ever I need to do with money."
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over 2 years ago
Garretson
received a $244 second payment.
"All their promises can be fulfilled.
They are always in time."
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over 2 years ago
Nathaniel
received a $231 initial payment.
"I have been lying on a hard mat for a very long time, hoping that one day I will sleeps on mattress, but because of fanincal disability I have been unable to buy it for myself. But from this cash transfer from GiveDirectly, I was able to buy mattress that I am presently lying on and I am so happy and I really appreciate GiveDirectly ."
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over 2 years ago
Anthony
received a $231 initial payment.
""I was in my room laying down when I received the alert on my phone, I jumped out of the room with shouting and dancing because I never had the thought that one day I could received such a huge amount of money free. Even doing the registration process, I stilled had doubt that this was going to be possible because this is the first of this kind in our community. When I received the first transfer the first thing that came to mind was how to recondition my entire house. Like changing some of old zinc to a new one, plastering the rooms and changing windows and doors to a better one. This had been my dream all along. But I couldn't afford the money the money for such project.""
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over 2 years ago
Mujeni
enrolled.
"I have a very big number of dependants with no clear source of income. I'm currently living with three of my grand children who also have three children each. On top of that, I also have a son whose wife went to Qatar in search of job leaving him with two children whom are also basically under my care. I'm really struggling to feed this number. I sometimes receive some help from my son, but mainly I'm always on my own burning charcoal and selling firewood to make ends meet. I used to depend on my husband who was employed by a particular cargo company at the harbour but he passed away at the beginning of this year."
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