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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 2 years ago
Melia
received a $472 second payment.
"As a HH we have bought 10 bags of cement for our house's floor and interior walls' plastering. We have also bought a door worth $30 and a set of chairs at $42 for our home comfort. Additionally, we spent some of that money to buy maize for food. We have saved $100 to invest in our shoe selling business when the rainy season is over. I go and order the china-made shoes from Limbe township and come sell them here in my village at a profit."
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almost 2 years ago
Betty
received a $235 second payment.
"The house completion is what I hope to achieve in the coming years. It is my wish that I will be able to leave this current house so as to maintain a good health."
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almost 2 years ago
Esther
received a $27 tenth payment.
"Since I have not gotten the placement in school, I resolved to do poultry and horticulture farming. Even though it looks promising, the current drought situation poses an adverse challenge to that venture. Therefore, when the year began, I made a goal of investing in horticulture and boosting my poultry farm. From these ventures, I have been able to get some steady income, hence supporting the family's nutritional needs is not much of a struggle. I do this with the ultimate goal of advancing my academics to allow me to be easily employed."
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almost 2 years ago
Annie
received a $234 third payment.
"RE " Givedirectly is doing well for us.
Because i have not observed anything bad or negative about givedirectly since they entered my community.
The only important thing i get to tell them is thank you "."
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almost 2 years ago
Nancy
received a third payment.
"RE " My biggest wish had been to build a house of my own on my land in Zleh city.
Therefore, since am now on the process, i am happy, and completing it will make me feel accomplish"."
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almost 2 years ago
Amos
received a $234 fourth payment.
"I have been on the gold mine field for about 6 years ago . Things haven't been easy.I do daily work and what I earn per day can't take proper care of my family. Someday we will be bear to eat and my children are not in school either. Givedirectly brought so much excitement and joy to my life and that of my family.I decided to enroll my children in school and also be able to care for their needs."
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almost 2 years ago
Dickson
received a third payment.
"Givedirectly impacted our lives through funding and most of us were able to improve our lives. I hope to visit other parts of the county."
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almost 2 years ago
Mamie
received a $234 fourth payment.
"I've been living in my uncle's house for about 5 years with my family.He has been the one helping us financially because we aid him with the farm activities.My spouse left the village a year plus to the gold mine to hustle, but can't hear from him.My children and I depend on my uncle's farm for survival.In my last transfer, I decided to build an affordable house for my family of five in order to live in a comfortable area."
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almost 2 years ago
Jumwa
received a $27 sixth payment.
"I want to buy goats, let them breed, and expand the herd so that I can sell them anytime to pay the school fees for my children and keep them in school. Having livestock will relieve me of the stress I get when my students miss classes due to unpaid balances. I will be happy if I bought at least ten goats by the end of the year. "
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almost 2 years ago
Furaha
received a $11 initial payment.
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