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.
Magret's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Magret enrolled.
"My biggest challenge is poverty. I'm living in my son's house because mine fell and he moved to his wife's village so that I could live in his house. I have no mattress and beddings which I would like to have one day. I am old but I still have to go out to find money for food. I rely on casual labour."
Regina's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Regina enrolled.
"Currently our only challenge as a household is poor housing. As you can see this house is grass thatched. Having to thatch it year in year out is costly for us and energy draining for us. We wish we lived in an iron sheet roofed house with cemented floor in all 3 rooms but are unable to achieve that due to lack of money."
George's family
access_time over 2 years ago
George enrolled.
"My only challenge at present is lack of housing. My initial house collapsed in January due to heavy rains so I have had to move into this boysquarter for shelter. This doesn't bring me the comfort I need and the fact that I don't have the financial capacity to build a new and better house stresses me even more."
Hanneh's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Hanneh received a $244 fourth payment.
"Givedirectly has done me well. I haven't heard of any wrongdoing of givedirectly in my community."
Betty's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Betty received a $244 second payment.
"I want to buy three bundles of zinc for the house."
Patrice's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Patrice received a $244 second payment.
"I want complete the renovation of the house to have a decent place for my family and also see my children pass from one class and another, through this transfer I was able to pay their fees."
Odecious's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Odecious received a $244 second payment.
"I am grateful to givedirectly for coming to my community things have been so challenging for me. I am a hunter but through this cash transfer I am building my house and I have had time to be with the family not going in the bush to hunt. Givedirectly has not been any worse in my community than I know of."
Alice's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Alice received a $244 second payment.
"I will buy two bundles of zinc for the house and pay labor cost cost for the building."
Victor's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Victor received a $244 second payment.
""In the coming year, I hope to complete my house renovation and start building another house for my children"."
Oretha's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Oretha received a $231 initial payment.
""I was home when my phone rang; it was a message from GiveDirectly that I have received $35,625. Wow! I was very excited to receive this amount. The first thing I thought of was to buy vegetable seeds to make a garden because this had been my dream"."