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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Patrick's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Patrick received a $461 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I own livestock that that I hope to sell in the future in order to acquire more land for my family. This makes my everyday life more enjoyable. Previously, I didn't have money to buy land or livestock and it made me very insecure about my future."
Mary's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"Iam a single poor mother who has been desperate to keep cows that can be future assets for my family's well being but I having no source of income. So Givedirectly transfers is a dream chance for me to utilise on buying cows. This cows can multiply and I will be selling to raise money to cater for my family's basic needs like feeding and treatment."
John's family
access_time over 5 years ago
John enrolled.
"Receiving this money will mean that looking for grass for thatching will be no more. I will build a permanent house that will be specious enough for me to stay in."
John's family
access_time over 5 years ago
John enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face sleeping in an incomplete permenent house. My house lacks a fair floor, it's dusty and the wall I not plastered which affects my health with frequent cough and being sickly. "
Kenton's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Kenton enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of land. I do not have land of my own because my husband was born out of wedlock, we were chased from home and now rent in the center. I just hire land for crop cultivation which is very expensive for me."
Joyce's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Joyce received a $461 initial payment.
"I was overwhelmed by Joy the moment I learnt that I had received money from Givedirectly because I knew that I would be in position to construct a permanent house."
Jenifer's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Jenifer received a $461 initial payment.
"My life is grate because I have renovated my house, It is looking beautiful. I have also bought good nice looking beddings and I am happy. Before I got the transfer, I had plastered my house with mud and rats camped in it. I shared food with the rats and they destroyed my clothes. If it was not for GiveDirectly, I would still be suffering."
Dinah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Dinah received a $461 initial payment.
"The big difference in my life is that I have paid a debt which enabled me to get back my farm land that was given out as security. I can now freely cultivate and out of it, I will gets harvest which will keep my house food secure. Previously, I had a mall piece of land around my compound which could not allow me cultivate enough crops. The little harvest I got would be consumed within a short period of time."
Loyce's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Loyce received a $461 initial payment.
"As a family, we have bought a motorbike that is currently doing transportation business. I am very happy now because my family needs(food, paying schools and medical bills) are met in time. Transportation for the family members has been made very easy with this motorbike. We no longer walk on foot and I have got back my piece of land that had been taken by the money lender. Previously, our family's challenge was lack of a stable source of income and transportation."
Joyce's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Joyce received a $461 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is being able to acquire some of my heart's desire items such as a big mattress and beautiful bed sheets, and knowing that I will be building soon. This has genuinely made happy and so grateful to GiveDirectly."