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.
Vera's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Vera enrolled.
"My biggest hardship has been to raise enough money to pay rent because sometime I can forfeit paying rent for 3 months since I don't have money."
Joan's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Joan enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I am a mother of two handsome boys and also a wife to a responsible man."
Shelemiah's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Shelemiah enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I'm addicted to alcohol and I've been trying to avoid it but it has not been that easy hence I do find myself spending much on buying alcohol rather than providing for my family."
Nancy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Nancy enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that we have been able to take our child to high school,since we know by educating her we are preparing her for better things."
Flora's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Flora enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to build a house for my family."
Caroline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Caroline enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of adequate food. Sometimes we go without a meal a day."
Jenipher's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Jenipher enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of adequate income to pay school fees for my children thereby making life difficult."
Quinter's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Quinter enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have managed to build iron roofed house."
Edna's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Edna enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is lack of adequate income to pay school fees for my daughter."
Lilian's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a stable source of income hence making it difficult to meet the needs of our family. We depend on fishing and agriculture which are unpredictable sources of income."