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
Charles
received a $493 second payment.
"My life has changed because l am using my fishing-net for fishing to meet my daily income."
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over 8 years ago
Grace
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to pay school fees for my child, and open a welding workshop for my husband to work in."
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over 8 years ago
Beatrice
received a $493 second payment.
"GD full fills its promise while other NGOs do not."
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over 8 years ago
Dorothy
received a $493 second payment.
"Donations from GD come to us directly while other Ngos channel our donation to corrupt officials, where they are slashed before they reach us."
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over 8 years ago
Catherine
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy iron sheet, timber and nails, and construct a simba for my son, and also extend my house to make it more spacious. I also plan to buy seats to furnish my house."
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over 8 years ago
Lavender
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy furniture an bull cows for farming."
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over 8 years ago
Henry
received a $493 second payment.
"GiveDirectly is the best because they never quit along the way as some other organizations do after enrolling individuals into their programs."
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over 8 years ago
Maureen
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to enlarge my house and do plastering."
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over 8 years ago
Rispa
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy two cows, pay school fees and also repair my house which has a leaking roof."
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over 8 years ago
Aquinas
received a $493 second payment.
"GD has enabled us diversify on our earnings; we are currently running a shop and a motorcycle-"boda boda" business that has increased our earnings and consequently our living standards- we can eat well, drink well and dress well, the biggest difference in our daily lives."
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