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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2 years ago
Oretha
received a $239 second payment.
"RE " My greatest accomplishment will be to sleep in a comfortable house of my own.
Because the house am currently living in is leaking badly and very much damage as well. Therefore, sleeping in my own house will be a dream come true "."
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2 years ago
Harrison
received a $239 third payment.
"I hope to make bigger farm and garden to help me and my family. I have a child and I want to give her proper support for the future."
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2 years ago
Paul
received a $239 third payment.
"I spend my recent money on paying worker's for building my house and making dirt bricks."
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2 years ago
Beatrice
received a $239 third payment.
"I hope on making bigger farms to enable help my children in school.Every one in this village are living on farming.farming really helps us in this village.I have 8 children,and they were small when their father die.I am the only one taking care of them.I cut palms to make oil to sell just for us to survive."
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2 years ago
Victoria
received a second payment.
"I hope to complete my house in the coming year and educate my children."
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2 years ago
Teta
received a $239 second payment.
"I spent my most recent transfer on zinc. My goal is to build a house therefore, upon receiving my second transfer, I immediately bought two bundles and ten sheets of zinc."
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2 years ago
Theresa
received a $239 second payment.
"Givedirectly told us that we were going to receive money 4 time and they didn't lie to us, or leave anyone behind.
Givedirectly need to try and send everyone money together because it cause us to worry alot ."
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2 years ago
Patrice
received a $239 third payment.
"GiveDirectly has done well by sending us direct money to help us change our lives. They have brought happiness to the people of Salla Town. GiveDirectly has reduced the suffering we were going through and we see them as our second God. There is nothing they do wrong."
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2 years ago
Jerry
received a $240 third payment.
"My ambition is to attend university. I graduated since 2016 from high school, but the lack of support can not permit me to achieve such desire. While it's necessary to have a dwelling place, but my focus is also on building my capacity through university advancement with the help of Givedirectly unconditional cash transfer in years to come. I intent to start up a small business and the proceed generated will be use to facilitate my education."
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2 years ago
David
received a $240 second payment.
"I almost got blind. Had it not been for the intervention of Givedirectly through their unconditional cash transfer program, today could be different story. My initial transfer was used to settle my hospital bills of my eyes problem while the current transfer was used to purchase two(2)bundles of zinc intended to start my new construction."
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