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.
Elizabeth's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Elizabeth received a $467 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the happiness and delight I feel for the changed and improved standard of living in my house. This is because I bought and stocked food stuffs that will for along time keep my husband and myself moving. Given our age, we can no longer do farm work but instead depend on others for food. "
Sarah's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Sarah received a $537 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the toilet that I was able to build using the transfer received. Not only was I able to build a toilet but I was also able to buy a dairy cow and bring to an end the almost endless overreliance on oter people whom I thought were well off. The two investments have really changed my life a lot and I am looking forward to receiving my next transfer to even do more."
Nehemiah's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Nehemiah received a $537 initial payment.
"I felt so much happy the moment I received money from GiveDirectly. Never before in my life had I received such a huge amount of money in my life. I felt extremely happy because I knew that the plans that I had always had in my mind were finally going to be actualized. I started organising myself on how best I was going to put the money into good use and reap maximum benefits from it."
Alice's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Alice received a $22 twenty-fourth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have started livestock keeping towards investing my transfers. I also expect my children to have nill balances in school. This will bring so much joy in my life. It has been my dream to attain financial freedom the only stress that I faced was how to start but GD has offered me a stepping stone towards achieving my dream."
Sharon's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Sharon received a $249 second payment.
"In the next six months, I do not expect many changes in my life. I expect my children will be going on well in school and my eldest will have joined college pursuing her dream course."
Paul's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Paul received a $537 initial payment.
"I felt so much happy the moment I received money from GiveDirectly. It is through this transfer that my business idea which I had had for quite sometime was finally going to be realized."
Bahati's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Bahati received a $537 initial payment.
"I was awakened by the loud ibration from my mobile phone . On reading the confirmation message. I woke up that early hour of the day and joyfully started to make plns on how to spend it."
Alphine's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Alphine received a $22 twenty-fourth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have saved enough money to buy a dairy breed that is improved and starts a zero-grazing project. The project will generate income through the sale of milk."
Evaline's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Evaline received a $518 second payment.
"My children's education has always been my priority. Being a single mother without a stable source of income, it had always been a problem for me to raise money to use in paying school fees and my son had been so devastated and demoralized. However, my life is currently different because I cleared his school fees and he was allowed back to school. Due to this, he is always in a jovial mood since he knows that he will never be sent back home again."
Rosaline's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Rosaline received a $537 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am more economically empowered than I was before I received this transfer. The dairy cow that I bought has seen us have enough milk supply for the family as well as earn extra income for the family. This has given us peace of mind and an opportunity to make other meaningful family investments."