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
Kesiah
received a $493 second payment.
"GiveDirectly is very transparent with no corruption, unlike other organizations that collaborate with the local authorities in distributing help to the poor hence bringing so much corruption."
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over 8 years ago
Sarah
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that through my small business l have managed to buy sheep and chicken. "
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over 8 years ago
Teresa
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to sustain my family and over dependency. "
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over 8 years ago
Eugine
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that l have struggled to do through farming poultry farming."
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over 8 years ago
Esther
enrolled.
"My proudest achievements are l have struggled to buy goats for future use. Finally l managed to educate my children. "
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over 8 years ago
Pheobe
enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to dig a borehole which helps me with water.I no longer have to go far away to fetch water."
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over 8 years ago
Magret
enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to build my current house, I used to live in a thatched house which would leak during rainy seasons."
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over 8 years ago
Linet
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face now is making ends meet since other than farming, we have no other sources of income. "
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over 8 years ago
Alice
enrolled.
"The achievement we're proudest of is having been able to educate our children through primary school and are now in secondary school which makes us very proud."
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over 8 years ago
Ruth
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on making ends meet, being a widow has made it very difficult since I'm on my own and the farm in some cases is not yielding good harvest to sustain my family."
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