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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Giradesi's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Giradesi received a $462 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is being able to enter into my completed iron roofed house. This has given me joy and a peace of mind as the house I used to sleep in was in total bad shape. All the grass had worn out and I had no money to ever renovate it."
Dan's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Dan received a $462 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I felt too happy and relieved because I had so many pressing challenges yet there was no money."
Scovia's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Scovia received a $443 second payment.
"This transfer has greatly changed my life because I was able to build a permanent house. In the past, due to the severe poverty I experienced; I wasn't able to build one. In addition, the thatched house I live in used to leak whenever it rained hence making such nights unbearable since I had to stand all night as long as it rained."
Stella's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Stella received a $443 second payment.
"My life is different now in that, I have managed to acquire a piece of land that will help me plant, cultivated and harvest heavily. When I get a good harvest, I will be able to feed my household and sale surplus in order to buy things I do not have in my household. Prior to getting money from GiveDirectly, I used to farm on a very small piece of land that could not produce enough food to cater for the well-being of my family. This meant that before the next planting season, we could run short of food to feed on and resort to casual work in order to buy food. I also used to hire land to farm on which was so expensive and I could do casual work in order to raise finances for hiring land."
Lusi's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Lusi received a $462 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I felt happiness in my heart because my help had finally come."
Beryl's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Beryl received a $495 third payment.
"I want to take a course on catering once I am done with my current course on fashion and design. This is because I want to have a backup way of earning money during the slow season on the fashion and design industry such as at the beginning of the year when most people have school fee obligations. I will use what will be left of my savings after taking that course to buy the necessary equipement required to set up a tailoring shop of my own which is my biggest dream."
Mary's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Mary received a $443 second payment.
"My life has greatly improved in that, I built a permanent house. It was difficult for me to afford the thatch material previously. This is because of it being very expensive and I didn't have money to buy it. On top of that, the grass thatched house I sleep in is too small to accommodate my whole family."
Simon's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Simon received a $443 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I have owned 5 cow and agriculture which is the main source food and income has been made easier with the oxen I acquired. Before receiving this transfer, I didn't have any cow and I hired oxen for ploughing my land that often delayed planting since the oxen were not available in time which resulted to low yields."
Innocent's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Innocent received a $462 initial payment.
"I felt so happy and delighted the moment I received my money to my phone. I then realized that GiveDirectly did not lie to us about this transfer."
Martha's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Martha received a $443 second payment.
"My life will soon change because I will be sleeping in my beautiful permanent house which I'm starting to build. Currently, I'm still sleeping in a thatched house."