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.
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Vicent's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Vicent enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to buy a piece of land that will support my farming activity. I would love to do cultivation but I do not have land to support that. Getting even just food alone has not been easy for me. I am hopping that with the coming of these GiveDirectly transfers, my problem will be solved."
Alubinah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Alubinah enrolled.
" Receiving this money means, I will be able to buy a piece of land so as to increase my farming space. This will increase food productivity in my home which will help me to take care of my household needs better. I also hope to buy some cows that will reproduce and take care of my children's future needs."
Charo's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Charo received a $525 second payment.
"The transfer enabled me to purchase cows that if I was to purchase at my own cost, it would take me years to save enough money. However, with the coming of GiveDirectly into our village, I now own them. For sure, were it not for GiveDirectly offering us financial support, then I would not be having these cows. I am not only happy that the transfers enabled me to acquire these cows but because I will also be able to earn an income through the sale of milk."
Patrick's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Patrick received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I expect to start up a cattle rearing business. I will save part of the transfer and buy cattle for ploughing my farms and also my fellow villagers to earn more income. I will want to improve on my income as much as I can so as to give my family the best. Through this and the poultry business, I will have a stable source of income which will reduce my hard labour to support my family."
Norah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Norah received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months because by then, My dairy cow will have sired a calf and so milk production will increase. This will greatly boost my income as I will be selling the milk to my neighbours as well as to the nearby centre. with the milk proceeds, I plan to save it in order to purchase a sewing machine"
Denis's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Denis received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"I will have bought a cow. It is in my expectation that the cow will be so much beneficial to me since I will be getting milk. The milk will be enough for my family and I will have extra for sale. This means that I will be able to provide for my family with ease and this brings more family ties and connection."
Sarah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Sarah enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will build an ironsheets house because the current grass thatched house we living in needs replacing grass promptly of which the grass is scarce. With the ironsheets house I will build, I will be able to save money that would be ment for buying grass. I will also rent land for agriculture and buy goats with any balances because me and my husband are planning to start livestock raising project yo sustain our household income."
Florence's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Florence enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of money to build a bigger house for the whole family. This also makes it hard for me to promptly take care of the household's basic needs."
Jane's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is the constrait of paying tuition. There are no sufficient funds to ease the process."
Esther's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Esther enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will build iron-roofed house. My grass thatched house is so small ,congested and has cracks on the wall. This puts my family members at risk incase the wall falls on them. Givedirectly transfers is modest opportunity for me to save the life of my family members and property by building a better comfortable house."