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.
Marie's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Marie received a $232 initial payment.
"I used my recent to renovate my house, my children's tuition was paid and the balance was used to clean my cocoa farm."
Philip's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Philip received a $232 initial payment.
"Before I started receiving my transfer I have been striving to enroll my children in school. This situation has been challenging for the past years and have to sell my crops to pay their fees. However, through the intervention of Give Directly's transfer, I was able to enroll them without borrowing money from anyone."
Ramino's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Ramino received a $232 initial payment.
"I was in my village early morning when I here people saying that givedirectly has send them money, I didn't believe it, I later when for my phone on charge and it to my brother to check in my account if I have received mine. Luckily for me I saw a huge amount of money in my account. I was so much happy that day, I was happy because I haven't received such money in my whole life for free without paying back. Well my children being out of school for a very long time now, so when I received that money I firstly thought of putting my children back to school."
Joannah's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Joannah received a $232 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life now is, I am now trying to change my leaking roof. My family are now living a better life, my children are all health and in school now, I wasn't having money to change my leaking roof, but now I have money to change everything."
Neome's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Neome received a $232 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life now is I am able to complete my house in my village. My family life has changed for the better. Before then I was not having money to improve my house, but with givedirectly I was able to change my house. Many thanks to givedirectly for their support."
Amelia's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Amelia received a $232 initial payment.
"I am living in a stick mudded structure that I have planned to plaster long time ago, but there was no financial power to do so. But now that I have started receiving money from Givedirectly, I am going to plaster my house and even get money to pay my son's school fees and buy his uniform, I know my life has changed for from bad to better. I am so excited and appreciate Givedirectly for this great help in my life and that of my family."
Patience's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Patience received an initial payment.
"I was in my village that early morning when I here people saying that givedirectly has send them money, I quickly when at the network area to check if I have received mine, luckily for me I saw a huge amount of money in my account. I was so happy, I was happy because the house I am living in has leakage all over the roof, I have planned to fixed it, but my income was still low to accomplish my planned, that's why when I received that money I first though of building a new house in my village for my family."
Alice's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Alice received a $232 initial payment.
"I was finding it very difficult in supporting my children, but for now that I have started receiving cash transfer from GiveDirectly I know that my life have changed for good because I am now coming to build my own house."
Josephine's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Josephine received a third payment.
"I use my recent transfer to increase the size of my farm. I also used part of the transfer to pay my children tuition."
Kukeh's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Kukeh received a $232 initial payment.
""It was a joy when I receive my transfer. It was on a Thursday afternoon, October 13, 2022 when I went to sell at the Polar Market when I received an SMS alert with a Cash Transfer message from GiveDirectly. I felt so much delighted. I was even thinking whether it was not the usual text messages from Lonestar promos. Immediately I got to know actually it was from GiveDirectly, I hurriedly call their office number as a sign of appreciation. Since my daughter got promoted to the 12th grade class at Well Hanston, I have not been able to even complete her first semester tuition and requirements. Because of the actuality of the transfer, I straightly went ahead sending her the total obligated amount in order to settled her fees"."