GDLive | GiveDirectly

Unfiltered, unedited stories

We’re committed to transparency and use our survey technology to collect and share real-time updates and stories in this live newsfeed.

Browse the real, unedited profiles of the recipients we serve, learn about their aspirations, and follow them to stay updated as their lives move forward.

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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.

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Judith enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is I have been able to build a house that I stay in with my family."

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Alice enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is having opened a small hotel business at the beach serving meals to the Fisher folk."

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Ludia enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I face now is sickness which has not been diagnosed because I didn't have the finances to go to hospital"

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Anjilina enrolled.

"The biggest hardship i face now is lack of enough food for me and this children I live with."

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Calvince enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I face is that I am disabled,there are so many things i can't do now yet I am the breadwinner in my family."

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Charles enrolled.

"The achievement am proudest of is raising my children, my first wife died and I have been separated from my second wife for years. I feel proud for this far I have come with my children"

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Milka enrolled.

"The achievement am proudest of is my teaching job, I have changed lives of so many children in my community."

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Bentar enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I have faced is the burden of school fees especially for this two children who are in secondary school."

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Eunice enrolled.

"The proudest achievement has been seeing my children go to school"

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Olive enrolled.

"My biggest hardship has been taking care of my children and co-wife children since both her and my husband passed away"

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