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. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
Happy Holidays!
GDLive updates will be slower while GiveDirectly's Africa offices are closed over the holidays.
Mary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that getting school fees for my children and food to eat is a problem as our income is very low. This has forced my daughter drop out of school after finishing primary school as I don't have cash to pay for her secondary school education."
Sabina's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Sabina enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that we currently depend on casual jobs like ploughing other people's farms so that we can feed our family and getting one nowadays is not easy hence if we are not lucky to get one for a day that means we go to bed hungry. "
Elizabeth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Elizabeth enrolled.
"I am proudest of the fact that I have been able to to support four of my children through secondary school even after the death of their father. "
Peter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Peter enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is the fact that I have built my own house using meagre savings from sale of livestock. "
Ruth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Ruth enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is the fact that I have built my own house and so my family has got a place to call home. "
Judith's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Judith enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is having financially supported my children through secondary school after the death of their father more than ten years ago. "
Martin's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Martin enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is when I was diagnosed with cancer. It has been a big challenge for me because I spend a lot of the money that I get towards my medication and this leaves us with little money to support my family."
Olivia's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Olivia enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a stable source of income which we can use to support our family. We solely depend on subsistence farming which is not reliable."
George's family
access_time over 8 years ago
George enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have worked hard and managed to pay school fees for three of my children up to college level."
Enock's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Enock enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is having to live as a single man after my wife deserted me and took my five children away. "