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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Spend some time thinking about what people's lives are like that do not have all the financial advantages you do indeed have.  Honestly, that is the best way to cure this.  Anytime you think "damn I want to fly first class to the Maldives" think about the millions of people in this country who barely leave their neighborhoods because they can't afford it.[/quote]

Yes. I look at this site:

https://live.givedirectly.org/

People receiving money from the nonprofit explain how it will help them.

E.g., " For over ten years, I have been sheltering in a very small house which was a single room and it was very old and dilapidated. It could not accommodate all of us. This forced eight of my children to seek shelter from their friends whose houses are almost 2 KM from my house. This has frustrated me as a parent for a long but then I could not do anything. Sometimes I felt like I was the cause of all troubles they face in their lives. Most of the time, they could even fail to do their school assignments because there was no ample space for studying. This was affecting their academic performance in school. I never lost hope and I kept praying for them that this will one day come to an end."

After getting the money, "Upon withdrawing the money, the first thing I did was buying three pieces of iron sheets and seven ridges to complete my house which I started using the first transfer from GiveDirectly. I also paid KES 5000.00 school fees for my six primary school children. Having done that, I bought a bed and a mattress for KES 8000.00 because I used to sleep in a small traditional bed with tone mats. Thereafter, I paid some few debts and used the remaining amount for the family upkeep."

The money? $463.

(https://live.givedirectly.org/newsfeed/9496308f-7e1a-4940-86c0-e3a82fbb0e28/218561?context=newsfeed#payment_2)[/quote]

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