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.
Maureen's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Maureen enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have a chair that visitors can sit on after raising funds from small businesses."
Esau's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Esau enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for my spouse, this means that I am the sole breadwinner. I have to hire a motorcycle everyday and after paying the owner at the end of the day, I am often left with very little money which has to be used in our house."
James's family
access_time over 8 years ago
James enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough land on which to establish my own homestead. My father's piece of land is very small and yet we are very many siblings, this means that even if we divide up the piece of land, we will end up with uneconomical pieces, which will not be profitable when tilled."
Florence's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Florence enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to buy farm implements like fertiliser, this means that my farm cannot produce optimal quantities of maize."
Benter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Benter enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my siblings who rely on me. My parents died a long time ago and I have lived with them ever since, at times they are sent away from school because of fee arrears."
Samwel's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Samwel enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that I was able to take my child to school up to secondary school level using cash that I have been getting from my stone quarry business and farming."
Joshua's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Joshua enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that currently it is raining and our stone quarry becomes dangerous during heavy rains and this makes me not to go to work hence I am not able to get money that I can support my family with."
Dorothy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Dorothy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face is that we lack basic household items like beddings, furniture and utensils. The kids have to sleep on mats on the floor which may cause diseases like pneumonia."
Everlyne's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Everlyne enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I own a home and I nolonger pay rent like I use to do before when I was renting a house at the center."
Charles's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have worked very hard and managed to buy bulls and oxen plough which we use during ploughing."