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.
Alice's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Alice received a $336 second payment.
"My life has really improved..I now have enough food for the entire household,,I sleep better with the new beddings."
James's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
James received a $336 second payment.
"My life has really improved in the way that we now have enough food for the entire household as well as some livestock such as goats and chickens."
Aida's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Aida received a $336 second payment.
"To my opinion i believe Givedirectly has been doing a great job in all of its process and i can't complain about anything concerning this program."
Lukia's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Lukia received a $336 second payment.
"Me and my family's life has changed so much because i was able to do some of the most things that i wished to have done in my life such as doing business which actually brings to our family money each and single day"
Patricia's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Patricia received a $336 second payment.
"Iam a happy person at the moment because i have the basic necessities of life from the money I have received from GiveDirectly. My life has changed for the better."
Estere's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Estere received a $336 second payment.
"I would not manage to renovate my house on my own if I did not receive this transfer. My life is now different because i have food both in my house and in my maize field. GD is the reason for all this. I had never slept in an iron sheets corrugated house before but now iam now expected to occupy one. Iam simply a happy person."
Agness's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Agness received a $336 second payment.
"Honestly I do not see anything that GiveDirectly does not do well. The organization does well by not allowing any form of favouritism to take any center stage in all the processes and procedures i.e. from census, registration to actual sending of transfers."
Patuma's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Patuma enrolled.
"This money means a good house for me. The one I was a living in is no longer habitable due to heavy leakage. Hence this money will be used to build a better house and have a good sleeping place for me and my unborn child. I am glad the child will find a beautiful house and good clothes. I also look forward to do a small gardening business of vegetables."
Hawa's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Hawa enrolled.
"The money means an improved standard of living for me and my family. We always struggle to afford three meals per day and our house too is not a good one by the standards we want in a good house. Hence, this money shall go towards building good house and other items for the house."
Zainabu's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Zainabu enrolled.
"I always struggle with my sleeping place as it is not good and always having back pains since we don't have a good mattress nor good beddings. This also speaks a lot about the overall look of the house since every season we have to thatch it."