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.
Lina's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Lina enrolled.
"Sometime last month my husband was involved in a motorcycle accident that broke his hand. He is indisposed and still under medication, he hardly uses his hand to do any work.He used to engage in casual jobs and at the time of the accident he was coming from Kapkwen market where he was from doing the casual job. He is incapacitated and this has deprived us of our daily bread since he is our breadwinner.There has been some slight improvement after undergoing treatment at Longisa Referral Hospital but he is still recuperating at home awaiting the next appointment."
Fyness's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Fyness enrolled.
"Our biggest challenge is money. We don't have money for food and other basic needs. We fail to make money because here's too much sun here that we fail to yield anything from agriculture because of the same. We are left with casual work which is not easy to find and also pays too little."
Yohane's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Yohane enrolled.
"My major challenge is food. I fail to work because I don't have food. I planted soya beans but because of the weather it didn't do well. I wanted to use that money to establish myself a home. My family has this land that was just idle so i planned on developing it. But with no money from the soya, i left to live in the shack. I often with no food and that limits my working since hard labour requires a full stomach. At the moment, I go out to find casual work to have money for food."
Ruth's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Ruth enrolled.
"My biggest challenge is money. Because of no money, i fail to feed and clothe my family. My husband does a bicycle taxi business but it's tricky here in the village because people just walk and not pay for transport. He comes home with maybe a dollar or 50 cents and that's what we use to buy food with. It's not enough for out family hence living in poverty."
Seteah's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Seteah received a $244 third payment.
"I hope to see my school going to school and to see us living in our new home in few years to come."
Esther's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Esther received a $244 third payment.
"I would like to build my house, so this transfer will be use to purchase building materials such as zinc, nail, planks."
Christopher's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Christopher received a $231 initial payment.
"I was in bed that morning hour thinking how to start the day, I heard the heavy noise of celebration outside, I jump up to check what the celebration is about, it was about GiveDirectly transferred, I quickly check my mobile money account and I saw 35625LD from GiveDirectly, I immediately hugged my wife in the room with great happiness."
Alassana's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Alassana received a $244 third payment.
"GiveDirectly is doing well everything well and I want to encourage them to continue serving humanity in this manner that is second to none."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Beatrice received a $244 second payment.
"In my opinion, GiveDirectly is doing excellently well by providing this cash transfer that is helping me in building my house, and they could do better by covering the entire county including all the districts to avoid other feeling left out or discriminated."
Mamie's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Mamie received a $244 second payment.
"I am hoping to accomplish my building construction project in this coming year ."