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.
Annie's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Annie received a $244 second payment.
"My recent transfer that I cash out, I am saving it to pay my son collage tuition next academic semester year."
Samuel's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Samuel received a second payment.
"In my mind GiveDirectly is doing well for me because I never had money to build my own house but with the help of GiveDirectly I will be able to build my own house with a Zinc roof. As for me there is nothing that I have seeing that GiveDirectly is not doing well."
Lisa's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Lisa received a $244 second payment.
"In my mind GiveDirectly is doing well because they are helping people that can not easily afford like some of us. My dreams of buying land will come to reality with the help of GiveDirectly. As for me I have not seeing anything that GiveDirectly is not doing well."
Kou's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Kou received a $231 initial payment.
"When I received my first transfer I was feeling fine because this money will help me improve my house."
Felecia's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Felecia received an initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that, this money will help me to complete my house project that I had on hand before I started receiving money from GiveDirectly and I will also be able to pay my children school fees."
Kadzo's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Kadzo received a second payment.
"I have already cleared my farm waiting for rain. For the past six months, we have experience drought that took the lives of my livestock, six goats, and four chickens. But recently we had rain and I am hoping for the rainy season to come so that I can cultivate my crops. This will help me not buy food, save money and start a business that will help me generate enough revenue for my family."
Jacquunes's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Jacquunes received a $244 fourth payment.
"I will like to see my life back together in the next 2 years from now, and want to move to a better place so that i can improve greatly."
Pauline's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Pauline received an initial payment.
"The thrill I felt around 5:00 p.m. when I realized I had received the money was indescribable. I had a lot of plans that we had put in place a week before the transfer because we were confident that GiveDirectly would keep their promise. I could not collect the money right away because my helper was still at school. The following morning, I went about my usual business before withdrawing all of the money from a nearby shopping center and returning home to make further plans."
Kanze's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Kanze received a $435 second payment.
"I have three acres of land and with the drought, I cannot cultivate because of a lack of enough water for the crops. I am hoping that the drought season will end soon, Prepare my piece of land and cultivate kale, spinach, and maize, and Open a grocery business that will help me generate more income to help my family."
Alice's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Alice received a $450 second payment.
"My current subsistence farming has always come in handy, and I am grateful that I have never spent a penny on maize flour, even during the dry seasons. With a good harvest, I was able to store more than ten sacks of maize, of which I will sell some and eat some. At the moment, I am hoping to improve farming practices in order to harvest enough produce for my household consumption as well as a surplus for sale. In this case, the sale proceeds will cover other household expenses that would have depleted my savings."