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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Peter's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Peter received a $443 second payment.
"My life has significantly changed ever since I received the cash transfers. I have been able to pay up my children's school fees in time. More so, I reclaimed my land title from court and hired three plots of farmland so as to increase my food production. Earlier on, I had limited access to my farmlands and I was always scared of the immediate outbreak of famine. In addition to this, I had defaulted on my children's school fees. However, I am very grateful to GiveDirectly for the cash transfers that have made a positive impact in my life."
John's family
access_time over 5 years ago
John received a $443 second payment.
"I have been able to marry a wife with the cash transfers. This has raised my self esteem. My community accords me enough respect because I have achieved what most youth have not. Earlier in time before receiving the cash transfers, I was very desperate and could not afford dowry. The cash transfers have fulfilled one of my future plans. "
Erick's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Erick received a $495 third payment.
"My new goal is to save part of the profits that I am making from the business and expand it for its sustainability because I have a positive feeling that through this business I will be a successful person in future."
Mary's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Mary received a $495 third payment.
"I used part of my most recent transfer to buy household items such as a television set and a sound system. I then sent my mother and my sister back at home some of it for their own personal use then saved the remaining amount which I plan to later use to pay my brother's secondary school fees."
Brian's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Brian received a $495 third payment.
"With the transfers that I received from GD, I was able to start my own business which has made me more stable and self-employed. This business had boosted my daily income and reduced my daily hustle of looking for casual jobs to earn an income as I did before. Without GD, I would still be struggling to take care of my daily needs and depending on unreliable jobs."
Paul's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Paul received a $461 initial payment.
"The moment I received the money, I felt very excited. In fact I played music on my radio the whole night celebrating the arrival of the GiveDirectly transfer. Now having been raised by a single mother, poverty has been the order of the day to the extent that I was not able to study."
Betty's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Betty received a $222 second payment.
"My life is not any different because I had a household conflict with my spouse and family members which got fueled when I received the transfer. I separated with my husband leaving me with no opportunity to plan and spend the transfer as I wanted. In addition, my second transfer was stolen."
Elizabeth's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Elizabeth received a $443 second payment.
"My life is better now in that, I live a happy and joyful life because through GD transfers I managed to put pillars in my house and I also bought timber that I will use for roofing. I used to have cattle back in the day but I sold all to educate my children. When I received my second transfer, I bought some cattle so that I can remember GD for changing my life. I also managed to buy household items like (mattresses, bed sheets and a blanket) since the ones I previously used were too old and I was always shamed whenever I received visitors because I didn't have descent bedding's to lay for them. Prior to receiving GD transfers, Life was so difficult in that I did a lot of casual labor to sustain the well being of my family since I'm a widow and my spouse left me with six children to raise on my own."
Denis's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Denis received a $495 third payment.
"Before GiveDirectly came, doing odd jobs were my main source of income but they had various challenges such as merger payment and reliable which made me idle around. I never like this life which was visionless. Currently, the biggest difference in my life is that I have started a small retail business that I am making my money from its profits. I feel the most self-empowered person because my life is now better than before."
Caroline's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Caroline received a $443 second payment.
"Everything that I own now is attributed to GiveDirectly. The cash transfers facilitated the construction of two roomed house which is now at the roofing level. Before I received the cash transfers, I used to depend entirely on manual labour and cash handouts from relatives. The cash transfers have saved me from this embarrassment."